How is child poverty is being raised in the 2020 Presidential election
Updated as of Monday, October 12, 2020
Candidate Plans
Vice President Joe Biden (plans do not mention child poverty explicitly, but they would have an impact on child poverty)
Senator Kamala Harris:
Children’s Agenda (calls for a target to cut child poverty by at least half within first term)
President Donald Trump:
No plan to address child poverty, and the Republican Party did not adopt a new 2020 platform
Past Democratic Candidate Plans that Explicitly Mention Child Poverty
Senator Cory Booker: Ending Child Poverty in America and Creating Opportunity for All (also see here for more explicit notes from First Focus on plan).
Senator Michael Bennet: Plan to End Poverty
Senator Amy Klobuchar: First 100 Days Plan
Secretary Julian Castro: People First Economic Plan for Working Families
Worthy Moments and Articles
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Have Tax Plans to Cut Poverty in Half – Dylan Matthews, Vox, October 7, 2020
The Coronavirus Generation - Jason DeParle, New York Times, August 22, 2020
Clip of Question on Child Poverty During the New Hampshire Primary Debate - February 7, 2020
Our Children Deserve Better - Nick Kristof, New York Times, September 11, 2019
5 Anti-Poverty from 2020 Presidential Contenders, Explained – Dylan Matthews, Vox, January 30, 2019