Miami-Dade Urban Debate League students hope for an issues-driven presidential debate

Published: Sep 09, 2024 Duration: 00:04:51 Category: News & Politics

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>>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL GO UP AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE DATE BAIT STATE. OF THE FIRST TIME MAY HAVE MET. IN THE ECONOMY AND BORDER SECURITY WILL BE HOT BUTTON ISSUES DISCUSSED AT MANY ACROSS THE NATION WILL WATCH THIS SHOWDOWN AND SO WILL SOME STUDENTS. CHECK IT OUT. THEY ARE GOING TO DISCUSS WHAT THEY ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE MOST AS DEBATERS AND FIRST-TIME VOTERS. YOU ARE NOT . YOU'RE STILL LITTLE TOO YOUNG. WE HAVE KAYLYNN LEE, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND JAELYN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THIS IS GREAT. TELL US WHAT THE DEBATE TEAM IS . >> YES. THE DEBATE LEAGUE IS A PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOCUSED ON TITLE I SCHOOL AND OTHER STUDENTS CAN ATTEND. WE ALLOW THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATES EVERY MONTH THAT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SO THEY CAN PRACTICE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND ATTEND EVENTS LIKE THIS . >> IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE STUDENTS HAVE A VOICE. TO BE ABLE TO GALVANIZE THAT WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESEARCH AT SPEAK ON TOPICS THEY ARE EAGER TO SPEAK ABOUT AN IMPORTANT TO THEM. WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE OTHER SIDE OF AN ISSUE I KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THOSE AS WELL . >> OKAY. LET'S GET TO THE NITTY-GRITTY. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ? LIKE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ECONOMY. HOW WILL YOU HELP SINGLE FAMILIES MAY BE A SINGLE MOTHER OR FATHER . YESTERDAY I HEARD MY FRIENDS GIRLFRIEND WAS GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE BECAUSE RENT IS GOING UP FOR THEM. I THINK PEOPLE NEED REALLY . >> YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE ECONOMY . >> YES. MY ISSUES ARE CLIMATE CHAINS AND EDUCATION. WITH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION IS A PATHWAY FOR SUCCESS . WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EDUCATION ESPECIALLY PUBLIC EDUCATION THEY HAVE THE MOST FUNDING BECAUSE THIS IS THE ROAD TO SUCCESS . ANY CHILD THAT HAS THIS ANYONE ANYWHERE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AN EQUAL CHANCE AT SUCCESS ANYWHERE . >> YOUR 15 YEARS OLD? >> YES. YOU CAN'T VOTE YET. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO VOTE, YOU KNOW WHO YOU WOULD VOTE FOR? ARE YOU WAITING TO FIGURE THAT OUT? >> I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR EITHER. I LIKE BOTH HAVE VERY BAD SIDES TO THEM . >> I THINK WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT IT I WANT TO KNOW WHICH ONE IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GUARANTEE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN SHOW RESULTS. >> HOW ABOUT YOU? >> I AGREE WITH HIM. PROMISES ARE BEING MADE AND THEY CLAIM THEY CAN BRING THESE THINGS TO THE TABLE BUT WHEN THEY ARE PUT ON THE SPOT THERE ARE NO RESULTS. I'M CONCERNED WITH WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY DO AND PUT FORTH FOR AMERICA ? >> AS YOUNG STUDENTS, IF YOU COULD, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ? >> I WOULD SAY DON'T GET RILED UP. KAMALA IS GOING TO GO AFTER YOU AND TRIED TO MAKE YOU INTERRUPT HER SO YOU LOOK BAD ON CAMERA. FOR TRUMP, YOU HAVE TO STAY CALM. DON'T LET YOUR EXPLOSIVE SIDE COME OUT. AND WHAT ABOUT MS. HARRIS ? >> I WOULD TELL HER TO ATTACK KEY ISSUES. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ISSUES . FOCUS ON THE KEY ISSUES AND CONVINCING AS WHAT YOU CAN BRING TO THE TABLE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP AMERICA REACH GOALS. >> SO WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE AS THEY ARE WATCHING THIS? >> Reporter: I WANT MY STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THE CANDIDATE IS ASKING AND ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS. >> SOMETIMES WE GET A QUESTION AND WE DON'T STAY ON TARGET SO LISTEN TO THE RESPONDENT THEN THEN MAKE SURE THE RESPONSES ALIGNED TO YOUR VALUES. DON'T BE CAUGHT UP IN WHO IS MAKING THE RESPONSE AND WHO IS TALKING OR NOT TALKING. BE MINDFUL OF THE RESPONSES AND IF THEY ALIGN WITH WHAT IS

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