"They are like 5-year-olds fighting over a toy — and the toy is America."
Such are the words of 13-year-old Bryson, upon watching footage of the presidential debates.
In the latest installment of the Kids React series, a panel of children ages 6 to 13 watched videos from both the Obama and Romney campaigns, as well as footage from the first two debates.
The children chime in with their opinions on the politicians and the issues addressed — everything from taxes to Sesame Street.
"I watch PBS!" 11-year-old Dylan exclaims. "I'd vote for Obama right away."
Some of the children are remarkably astute and seem to be parroting talking points they hear from television pundits and their parents. Others truly have no idea what is going on. None of them, either way, have any idea what the Electoral College is.
The children didn't seem to like the negative campaign messages. "This is like middle school when you get bullied all the time and criticized," Dylan said.
And when asked about why politicians lie?
"They lie to make the other person look awful, so that more people think that the other person is awful, and they vote for the good guy," Bryson said.
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Mashable will be doing our own liveblog with a panel of experts and viral content hunters, combining the brightest minds with the best memes of the night.
Follow along starting at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET.
YouTube, in partnership with ABC, will livestream the debates worldwide for free.
ABC News, Al Jazeera English, BuzzFeed, Larry King, The New York Times, Phil DeFranco, The Wall Street Journal and Univision will also provide analysis, while the latter does a live Spanish translation.
To watch, visit YouTube.com/politics.
Tumblr is teaming up with The Guardian to "live-GIF" the debates. True to Tumblr's style, they'll be turning any potentially viral moment into a GIF at lightning speed.
Learn more — Tumblr to Live-GIF Presidential Debates.
Ustream will livestream the debate via PBS NewsHour and CBS News.
For those looking for something a bit different, various Ustream channels offer other options, including coverage of protests outside the debate halls, commentary from "Show Interrupted's" Hooter Girls, a drinking debate livestream and other debate panels.
Microsoft is inviting Xbox Live subscribers to watch the debates live via the game console and participate in interactive polls about the candidates' responses and views.
Xbox live users can submit poll questions on Twitter by using the hashtag #XboxPoll.
Bonus: Xbox users who watch three of the four debates will be awarded with a Halo 4 Warrior Armor avatar.
HuffPost Live will offer a "presidential debate conversation hub" in the hours leading up to the debates.
When the debates begin, a livestream will play along with HuffPost Live hosts leading conversations in four topics: Inside Politics, Comedy, Young Voters and Women.
On the day following each debate, HuffPost Live will offer a panel of "Other Voices," including four presidential candidates from third parties.
C-SPAN is building an online "debate hub," similar to the hubs it provided for convention coverage.
C-SPAN's hub will feature livestreams, separated clips of each question and answer, behind-the-scenes footage and social engagement on the #cspan2012 Twitter hashtag.
The Sunlight Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan group that "uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency," will cover the debates with a liveblog, adding immediate analysis and context to questions and answers.
Visit Sunlight Live to tune-in.
NPR will livestream each debate — including analysis and fact-checking liveblogs — online and on its mobile apps.
Want to help NPR's @acarvin fact-check the debate? Tweet at him with the hashtag #factcheck.
For our New York City-based readers, Aereo is giving free access to the presidential debates this election season.
Try it out at Aereo.com, and learn more about Aereo right here.
Mashable will be doing our own liveblog with a panel of experts and viral content hunters, combining the brightest minds with the best memes of the night.
Follow along starting at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET.
YouTube, in partnership with ABC, will livestream the debates worldwide for free.
ABC News, Al Jazeera English, BuzzFeed, Larry King, The New York Times, Phil DeFranco, The Wall Street Journal and Univision will also provide analysis, while the latter does a live Spanish translation.
To watch, visit YouTube.com/politics.
Tumblr is teaming up with The Guardian to "live-GIF" the debates. True to Tumblr's style, they'll be turning any potentially viral moment into a GIF at lightning speed.
Learn more — Tumblr to Live-GIF Presidential Debates.
Ustream will livestream the debate via PBS NewsHour and CBS News.
For those looking for something a bit different, various Ustream channels offer other options, including coverage of protests outside the debate halls, commentary from "Show Interrupted's" Hooter Girls, a drinking debate livestream and other debate panels.
Microsoft is inviting Xbox Live subscribers to watch the debates live via the game console and participate in interactive polls about the candidates' responses and views.
Xbox live users can submit poll questions on Twitter by using the hashtag #XboxPoll.
Bonus: Xbox users who watch three of the four debates will be awarded with a Halo 4 Warrior Armor avatar.
HuffPost Live will offer a "presidential debate conversation hub" in the hours leading up to the debates.
When the debates begin, a livestream will play along with HuffPost Live hosts leading conversations in four topics: Inside Politics, Comedy, Young Voters and Women.
On the day following each debate, HuffPost Live will offer a panel of "Other Voices," including four presidential candidates from third parties.
C-SPAN is building an online "debate hub," similar to the hubs it provided for convention coverage.
C-SPAN's hub will feature livestreams, separated clips of each question and answer, behind-the-scenes footage and social engagement on the #cspan2012 Twitter hashtag.
The Sunlight Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan group that "uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency," will cover the debates with a liveblog, adding immediate analysis and context to questions and answers.
Visit Sunlight Live to tune-in.
NPR will livestream each debate — including analysis and fact-checking liveblogs — online and on its mobile apps.
Want to help NPR's @acarvin fact-check the debate? Tweet at him with the hashtag #factcheck.
For our New York City-based readers, Aereo is giving free access to the presidential debates this election season.
Try it out at Aereo.com, and learn more about Aereo right here.
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