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Mitt Romney Might Hate Kids, Declines To Participate in Nickelodeon Special
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Well, it's official -- Mitt Romney is not going out of his way to win over any children.
First, he said he would cut funding to PBS in order to reduce the national deficit, with a direct threat leveled at Big Bird. Now, he's declined to appear on Nickelodeon's upcoming "Kids Pick The President" special.
The special, which has aired during the last six presidential elections, features the candidates answering questions posed by kids. Nickelodeon travels around the country to tape the queries, then poses them to the White House hopefuls.
In a statement published by TV Newser, Nickelodeon explained that they'd reached out multiple times to the GOP candidate, but to no avail:
After numerous attempts by Nick News to get former Governor Mitt Romney to participate in the special, his camp declined saying he was unable to fit it into his schedule.
President Obama did participate in the special, answering questions on topics ranging from illegal immigration to bullying to whether he's ever had his heart broken.
We'd tune in for that.
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