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The C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus aims to educate kids, their teachers and parents about the electoral process.
The most groundbreaking election in this nation's history isn't enough to get all young people inspired to vote. Deuntae Binford "Obama would be the first black president, Hillary Clinton would be the first girl president and John McCain would be the first old president because he's 72." 19 year old Dereke Smartt says he thinks its important to exercise his rights this November. Dereke Smartt "I think it's a good thing to do since I'm up to the age to vote. I'm going to vote." But he thinks most of his friends won't. Cable news channel C-SPAN hopes to change that attitude with this bus. Neil Fisher "It will help you make an educated decision and I think it would help with campaigns and things like that." It's part of the Road to the White House Tour. After first stopping at the Convention Center where teachers attending the Southeast Education Conference got to tour the state of the art facility, the bus made its way to the Chattanooga African-American Museum. Breona Bentley "It can teach you a lot of stuff and help you learn a lot of stuff and you might like what they're showing you." Even though the students there have to wait several more years before they can vote- they know when the time comes it will be their duty. Dominique Green "Everyone should vote we all should have something to do with the election. We all live in the United States so we should have something to do with the election." The C-SPAN Campaign 2008 Bus is criss-crossing the U.S. this summer to spread that word.
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