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Republican National Convention: What Do Kids Think of Politics?

Aired July 30, 2000 - 8:39 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome back to the Comcast First Union Center in Philadelphia, where the Republican Convention will be getting under way in just a matter of hours. There is a whole lot of hammering going on. You're going to hear lots of it as we spend our time down here on the floor.

And we're joined right now by another little special guest who is joining us. We've been wondering all -- we've been talking off and on this past couple of days about how these -- how politics is perceived by children, or by kids of a different generation, and if they're getting engaged and involved with all the processes.

Well, joining us now is a reporter for "Time For Kids" magazine -- "Time" magazine for kids: Mikhaila Janiszyn, who is going to be spending a lot of time down here on the floor and around the convention, correct?

MIKHAILA JANISZYN, "TIME FOR KIDS" REPORTER: Yes.

HARRIS: What have you been doing so far?

JANISZYN: Well, yesterday my family and I took a tour of the city, and I've been getting some ideas for articles.

HARRIS: Yes, like what? Can you share some with us, or you want to keep it a secret?

JANISZYN: Well, I can tell you. Today, I'm planning to go down and I'll interview some people that are related to the silent march, and I'll be doing question-answer interview on that.

HARRIS: Yes. Now, have you been with any of the politicians yet? Have you followed any of them around?

JANISZYN: Not yet, but I'm meeting Jim Jeffords, the senator of Vermont, on Tuesday.

HARRIS: Yes?

JANISZYN: Yes.

HARRIS: What are you going to ask him? JANISZYN: I'm going to ask him some questions. I want to ask him how he would want to get kids interested in politics, that's one question I know I'm going to ask him.

HARRIS: Yes. Now, let me ask you about that, how many of your friends are interested in politics?

JANISZYN: I don't know any kids my age that are interested in politics.

HARRIS: Is that right?

JANISZYN: Yes.

HARRIS: So then why are you?

JANISZYN: I just think it's really interesting, all the different people that are involved in politics and their roles.

HARRIS: And what is it about that, that makes you want to be so much more different from your friends?

JANISZYN: Well, I just think that a lot more kids should get involved in politics. I feel happy when I'm involved in politics. I feel like I'm part of something important.

HARRIS: Something that matters?

JANISZYN: Yes.

HARRIS: Or something big?

JANISZYN: Yes.

HARRIS: So what do you think the politicians then need to do to get more kids like you interested in politics?

JANISZYN: I think they need to appeal to more kids. Like, right now they're not really -- they don't really seem to care, because they just care about getting the votes of the older people, but I think they need to definitely make kids know that they matter.

HARRIS: How -- now how would a politician, say George W. Bush, do something like that? Would he have to go around wearing Pokemon buttons or something? I mean, what is it you'd want to see him do that would make -- that would send the message to you that you matter and that he cares about you?

JANISZYN: Just talk to kids. He doesn't have to do anything -- he doesn't have to win them over. Just talk to them and let them know that he -- they matter to him.

HARRIS: Yes. So what else do you want to do while you're here at the convention? Any big things you want to do while you're still here? JANISZYN: Well, what I'm hoping to achieve with my articles for Timeforkids.com is get kids really interested in politics. I hope to do that -- make them ask questions and wonder things about the world.

HARRIS: All right, well, good luck to you.

JANISZYN: Thank you.

HARRIS: You're going to have a lot of fun. There is a lot going on around here. You should have a blast.

Good to meet you.

JANISZYN: Thank you.

HARRIS: Good luck to you.

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