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1/ Tonight at 6:30 CST: Debate it Forward's Kids Presidential Debate with Senator @amyklobuchar moderating the event
Stay tuned for LIVE updates!
Stay tuned for LIVE updates!
2/ Yaelle, 6, from Fort Worth, TX, introduces Senator @amyklobuchar to the audience.
3/ Senator @amyklobuchar shares the rules with our candidates. First and foremost, she says, everyone deserves to be heard.
4/ Our candidates give their opening statements. Our candidates are: Khalil, Skye, Oscar, William, Arunima, and Surrey. They share their platforms.
The candidates intend to tackle climate change, social justice, and the pandemic if elected.
The candidates intend to tackle climate change, social justice, and the pandemic if elected.
5/ Senator @amyklobuchar asks the first question. She asks about the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects. "In light of rising cases in a majority of states, what would you do to tackle the Coronavirus? And what would you do to recover the economy?"
6/ Candidate Oscar responds. "As president, I will invest in robust testing and contact tracing, and will create a federal mask mandate... With this, we can avoid a federal shutdown."
7/ Says Candidate Surrey: "As president, I will procure funding for PPE funding for healthcare workers... I will re-allocate funding from the military budget towards a pandemic response."
8/ Senator @amyklobuchar asks candidates about their plans to tackle climate change.
Candidate Arunima contends that the US needs to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement.
Candidate Arunima contends that the US needs to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement.
9/ Candidate Surrey proposes an "inflated tax plan on companies who have a negative effect on the environment."
Candidate Oscar says that he will transition the US from fossil fuels to clean energy in its entirety.
Candidate Oscar says that he will transition the US from fossil fuels to clean energy in its entirety.
10/ Candidate William says: "We need to educate the US citizens on the real effects of climate change."
11/ Candidate Arunima rebuts William: "What money will you use to bribe companies to embrace green energy?"
Candidate William responds; he says he'll use money from the military budget.
Candidate William responds; he says he'll use money from the military budget.
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13/ Candidate Skye draws our attention to wildfires. She says we need to call "greater attention to them, as they affect wildlife, people's homes, and their livelihoods."
14/ Senator @amyklobuchar asks, "In your opinion, what is the biggest problem facing our public education systems in the United States?"
Two of our presidential nominees are students in @ChiPubSchools system!
Two of our presidential nominees are students in @ChiPubSchools system!
15/ Candidates contend that we need smaller class sizes, mandate baseline amounts that districts spend on students, pay teachers more, and do a better job engaging ALL students in the classroom.
16/ Candidate Khalil rebuts Candidate William: "What is your plan for when we return to the in-person classroom, after the pandemic?"
17/ Senator @amyklobuchar congratulates our candidates: "No one has had a fly land on their heads thus far"
18/ The candidates share what they will do to engage citizens of opposing viewpoints, and how we can expand discourse.
Candidate Oscar underscores the importance of transparency. Says Candidate Skye, "A house divided against itself cannot stand" (á la Lincoln).
Candidate Oscar underscores the importance of transparency. Says Candidate Skye, "A house divided against itself cannot stand" (á la Lincoln).
19/ DIF's **INCREDIBLE** CFO and CEO, Josh Aaronson and Leah Schapiro, respectively, observe the debate.
20/ Final question: Should the voting age be reduced in the US?
All Candidates say No.
Candidate Arunima says this does not mean that young people should not care about civic issues. She cites @GretaThunberg as a crucial example of this. #Debates2020
All Candidates say No.
Candidate Arunima says this does not mean that young people should not care about civic issues. She cites @GretaThunberg as a crucial example of this. #Debates2020
21/ Senator @amyklobuchar thanks Candidates for their thoughtful answers and their commitment to respectful discourse.
#Debates2020 #debatenight #debate
#Debates2020
#debatenight #debate
22/ CFO Josh underscores how the students did NOT receive the questions prior to the debate.
He will now announce the awards.
He will now announce the awards.
23/ DIF-fer Alana announces the first three awards:
1. Ultimate Empathizer to Oscar
2. Passionate Presenter to Surrey
3. Always Active Listener to Khalil
1. Ultimate Empathizer to Oscar
2. Passionate Presenter to Surrey
3. Always Active Listener to Khalil
24/ DIF-fer Grant announces the final three awards:
4. Responsive Rebuttler to Skye
5. Ready Researcher to William
6. Precise Policymaker to Arunima
4. Responsive Rebuttler to Skye
5. Ready Researcher to William
6. Precise Policymaker to Arunima
25/ Senator @amyklobuchar thanks the candidates, and says "I came out of my presidential run better friends with my fellow candidates, so I hope that happens for you all as well."
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