Results tagged “Elections” from Access Hollywood

I flew from NY, having finished my duties on the "Today" show Wednesday, to Columbia, South Carolina in order to interview Sarah Huckabee and Meghan McCain. I had been efforting the candidates’ kids for a few weeks and finally on Monday night I started getting responses, which I am very happy about.

I sat with Sarah Huckabee in the boardroom of the Courtyard Marriott. They took over this conference room as a mini headquarters of sorts for her, her brother David and a few staffers to work from. She has been on a 36-hour bender and was definitely tired, but she managed to give us a lot of time.

The candidates’ kids have been very visible in this campaign, more so than we’ve ever seen and all in very different roles. With Sarah and Meghan for example - Sarah is the national field director for her dad’s campaign and Meghan chose a less official role - she started a blog to document her journey for those curious about the process. Both have chosen very public roles unlike the more silent role of Chelsea Clinton.

Why? I think we live in a time where there is unprecedented access to information - via the Internet and sites like YouTube and MySpace. In this particular campaign, that access is helping to connect these candidates with the masses, and the younger voters in particular. It humanizes them to see their real moments and to see that their kids are just like us. The young people relate to the kids and thereby connect with the parent much more than ever before, which may be the reason why so many young people seem to be more interested and engaged in this race than previous races.