Elizabeth Conway, 13, of Manchester, has conducted interviews this election season that most national journalists would be envious of. The eighth-grader at Hillside Middle School talks about her experiences covering the presidential candidates in New Hampshire for Scholastic News.
What do you do as a Scholastic Kid Reporter? I started back in September 2007. Since then I've covered rallies and town hall meetings, and events in restaurants, diners, outside, in beautiful opera houses, theaters.
Which candidates have you met? I've spoken with John McCain four, five or six times. During the primary I met Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney . . . I met John Edwards, and most recently (Joe) Biden. I saw Obama in Manchester in September. I worked so hard, begged and begged the staff people and ended up getting a one-on-one, awesome sit-down interview with Obama.
What did you ask Obama? I said, "You're a tough guy, I'm a tough girl living in a tough world. What advice do you have for tough people like me to make a difference in the world?" I also created five fun facts where I give two choices and he picks one. . . . For Red Sox or Cubs, he goes "neither." All his staff people cracked up laughing.
Whom do you like most? It was exciting to meet Obama and McCain, though I interviewed McCain so many times he starts to notice my red shirt, because I have a uniform, and says "I've answered her questions before." It's almost like he's a little grumpy with me now.
What will you do after the election? I think that's the end of my Scholastic News reporter career. Maybe I'll get to go to the inauguration or something awesome like that.
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