Jun 4, 2008 9:10 pm US/Eastern
Middle School Children React To Obama's Nomination
OAKLAND (KDKA) ―
Political pundits everywhere are weighing in on the historic nomination of Sen. Barack Obama, but we checked in with some voters-in-waiting who have been thinking hard about this election.
On Tuesday, Obama became the first African-American nominee of a major political party. But the words "black U.S. President" have long been an oxymoron.
"When I first heard about Barack Obama - I thought that, 'Oh well this is great,' but I also kind of feared for him a little bit," Aman Milliones-Roman, an eighth-grader, said.
But the nomination is making believers of seventh and eighth grade students at Frick International Studies Academy in Oakland.
"I feel that he can make it - it's just a matter of people coming out and voting for him - and him
getting Hillary's voters," Jackie Clarke, an eighth-grader, said.
Speaking of Hillary Clinton and supporters - primarily women and working-class voters - how can Sen. Obama sway that group?
"He needs to start taking on the issues that were so important to them so that it can better unify the entire country - or else it will fail," Caley Donovan, a seventh-grader, said.
And now that the Democrats will finally appear to have made a choice, what about tackling John McCain?
"It's going to be really interesting and it's going to be a fun ride for all of us to be part of. He's gonna really need to work on the blue collar vote - and Sen. Clinton's gonna have to come out and say, 'All my voters should go to Barack Obama to keep it within the party,' " Erik Rauterkus, a seventh grade student, said.
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