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I agree that the candidates' kids should never be an issue during the campaign. I did not grow up in the USA and have always wondered why the candidates bring their entire families-- grandmothers, uncles, and preteen children-- to all the rallies and conventions. Why should the public care what their families look like and what illnesses the children have? Sure, we need to know about the candidate's values and positions on social issues, but we should not encourage them to use their families to gain brownie points. We don't need to see the candidate smooch his wife onstage to understand that he loves her. We don't need to see his brood of kids to know he is a "family man." No other public office drags personal life into the spotlight like this. So please, lets just stick to the issues and leave the kids alone. We should be mature enough to make a decision on the next president without needing a picture book to help us.
