HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DON'T KNOW THE RULES OF POLITICS

Cameron Kasky, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student, asked Senator Marco Rubio a question during the CNN town hall following the killings at the school. It is obvious from the video that Mr. Kasky does not understand the rules of politics. Every journalist knows these rules. A primary rule is that if you ask a politician a question she or he does not want to answer, she or he will execute a pivot, change the topic to something he or she wants to talk about (usually a comfortable and well-rehearsed talking point). If the journalist asks the question a second time, and the politician again pivots, the rule is that you move on to another question.

It is interesting to watch what happens when Sen. Rubio realizes that Mr. Kasky does not know the rules. Rubio pivots, Kasky asks the same question, Rubio pivots, Kasky asks the same question, Rubio pivots, Kasky asks the same question.....until finally, Mr. Kasky says that the answer is obvious.

Watch this interaction here, and watch Senator Rubio squirm.

The problem here is that Mr. Kasky and the rest of the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have not received a good education and learned the rules of politics. And that's another failure of public schools!

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