Title: Political Teens
Feed: CWKN #391, June 25, 2008
Time:  1:35
SUGGESTED LEAD: AFTER ENDLESS NEWS OF WAR, FLOODING, POLITICAL TURMOIL, FOOD RIOTS, RISING FUEL COSTS AND ALL THE REST, THERE IS ONE SMALL PIECE OF GOOD NEWS: POLLSTERS REPORT A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN ENTHUSIASM ABOUT THIS YEAR’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, ESPECIALLY AMONG THOSE WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY THE MOST APATHETIC: YOUNG PEOPLE. CONNECT WITH KIDS HAS THE STORY.
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NARR: 19-YEAR OLD WILL KELLY IS POUNDING THE PAVEMENT, KNOCKING ON DOORS, TALKING TO VOTERS….  (:06)

NATS:   “Do you support Ms. Carson? Or have you already decided who you’re going to vote for?”
“I’m undecided.”

NARR: 17-YEAR OLD AMELIA HARTLEY IS ANSWERING PHONES, MAKING COPIES, FILING NEWSCLIPS.

SHE IS A DIE HARD DEMOCRAT. HE, A FAITHFUL REPUBLICAN.   BOTH HAVE A PASSION FOR POLITICS, GETTING INVOLVED.  (:13)

SUPER:  Will Kelly, 19 years old (:25)
“Because I care about what’s going on and it troubles me to see how so many people become apathetic.”

SUPER:  Amelia Hartley, 17 years old (:32)
“Because I think it’s an important part of being a responsible citizen – of America and of the world.”

NARR: ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ON CIVIC LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, YOUNG VOTERS WILL TURN UP IN RECORD NUMBERS THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.  ONE REASON, EXPERTS SAY … THEIR PARENTS. (:12)

SUPER:  Alan Abramowitz, Political Science Professor, Emory University  (:52)
“Talking about the stories in the newspaper or on the news, discussing political campaigns, taking kids to vote.”

NARR: HE SAYS WHEN PARENTS ARE INTERESTED IN POLITICS … THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE TOO…  (:05)

SOT:  Alan Abramowitz  (1:11)
“And we also know that this higher level of interest persists over time and that even many years later, those who were raised in families that were politically active and where the parent talked about politics remain more active themselves.”

NARR: AMELIA AND WILL SAY THEY’VE BEEN INVIGORATED BY THE HARD WORK OF POLITICS… 

IN FACT, IT’S GIVEN THEM AN IDEA.  (:07)
 
SOT:  Will Kelly, 19  (1:26)
“Is there a future in politics for me? Well that’s a question I seem to ask myself a lot. We’ll have to see.”

SOT:  Amelia Hartley,17  (1:31)
“There are a lot of career paths I’m considering and politics is definitely one of them.”

NARR: I’M COLLIN SIEDOR FOR CONNECT WITH KIDS.  (:03)

SUGGESTED TAG: FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GETTING YOUR KIDS INTERESTED IN POLITICS, LOGON TO <LOCAL URL> AND CLICK THE CONNECT WITH KIDS ICON.