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A 14-Year-Old Throws The Final 'Hardball' Question

Alice Daniel
Leo Price, arms folded, waits in line to speak with presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg

Leo Price didn’t know he would be chosen to ask a question of presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg until minutes before the last segment of MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, which aired live at Fresno State Monday.

“They just came up to me right before and they said ‘It’s your turn. Come up,’” said the 14-year-old Edison Computech student.

“Leo Price, last question sir,” Matthews said to Price who had been directed to stand in front of a microphone set out for audience questions.

“Thank you for coming today,” Price said. “I’m an eighth grader and my question is: Since climate change will have a big effect on my future, what measures do you support to stop this crisis?  

Buttigieg thanked him for his question and said climate change is a moral issue and an intergenerational issue. Some of his solutions? A carbon tax, retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient and an idea that could resonate locally.

“There’s one other thing that’s not being talked about so much, which is how rural America, places like the Central Valley, could be a huge part of the solution. You know, there are some estimates that through better soil management, soil could capture a level of carbon equivalent to the entire global transportation industry.”

After the town hall, Price explained why he chose that question.  

“I thought it was just important to hear firsthand what he thought about it and I think it’s a very important issue to not only the country but the entire world,” Price said.

Price won’t be old enough to vote in the next presidential election but he’ll still be paying close attention to the policies candidates put forth that affect young people’s futures.  

 

Alice Daniel was News Director for KVPR from 2019-2022. Daniel has a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and more than 25 years of experience as a print and radio journalist.
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