{"id":19625,"date":"2020-10-22T10:31:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T14:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/?p=19625"},"modified":"2024-03-13T09:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:55:48","slug":"dont-put-kids-on-mute-this-election","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/update\/dont-put-kids-on-mute-this-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t put kids on mute this election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tonight, there will be a new rule for the final presidential debate \u2014 the candidates will be muted when the other is speaking. This has never been done before, but everyone seems to understand that it\u2019s just like a kindergarten teacher muting their students in a Zoom class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while remote learning is on the minds of most voters, it&#8217;s not clear that the candidates will actually <strong>talk about kids<\/strong> in those Zoom classes, or the terrifying <strong>rise in child poverty<\/strong>, or the unprecedented <strong>decline in health care<\/strong> coverage for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Or any of the questions these kids raise in this video&#8230;<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#Commit2Kids\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/js6_qrH9cUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kids can&#8217;t vote, but that doesn&#8217;t mean they don&#8217;t get a say in this election.<\/strong> The issues facing our nation&#8217;s children are simply too important for us to ignore their voices. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve teamed up with the National Children&#8217;s Museum \u2014 whose mission is to inspire children to care about and change the world \u2014 to create the <a href=\"https:\/\/action.campaignforchildren.org\/videobooth\"><strong><em>#Commit2Kids Virtual Video Booth<\/em><\/strong><\/a> so kids can ask candidates where they stand on the issues that matter most to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/action.campaignforchildren.org\/videobooth\">Take a look<\/a> at a few of our favorite questions so far \u2014 from <strong>climate<\/strong> <strong>change<\/strong> to <strong>homelessness<\/strong> and <strong>poverty<\/strong> to <strong>STEM<\/strong> <strong>education<\/strong> \u2014 and find out how the kids in your life can ask their own question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 35 million Americans have already cast their votes. Whether they&#8217;ve entered a literal voting booth or dropped their ballot into the mail, our nation&#8217;s adults have had their say. <em><strong>Will you help us ensure that kids get theirs<\/strong>?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The election is less than two weeks away. Candidates are busy crisscrossing the country or their respective states to ensure they are addressing the concerns of all constituents. <strong>But the issues that affect kids, affect <em>all<\/em> of us.<\/strong> Kids are one-quarter of our population, but they represent all of our future. Let&#8217;s make sure that anyone on the ballot this November has the <strong>best interest of the child<\/strong> in mind before they take office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s time we all #Commit2Kids. Before it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, there will be a new rule for the final presidential debate \u2014 the candidates will be muted when the other is speaking. 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