Subject: Our Poll, the Pope and Chris Matthews
From: "Mark Shriver" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:38:09 -0000

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Founded by Save the Children in 2014, Save the Children Action Network is a new 501 (c)(4) organization that aims to mobilize Americans around a commitment that cannot wait - investing in early childhood now.

Good morning!

I can’t believe the summer is almost over – neither can Molly, Tommy, and Emma! It went by too quickly, didn’t it?

My book on Pope Francis is due at the end of September. Please say a few prayers for me – I need all the help I can get!

At Save the Children Action Network, our campaign to make early education a top issue in the 2016 presidential election is in full swing. Yesterday, we released a new poll (https://t.e2ma.net/click/5f0tf/h9ytd/l02hxc) that found near unanimous support for early education, with 90 percent of voters saying the years zero to 5 are extremely or very important to learning, growth and development for young children. And the issue crosses party lines, with Democrats, Republicans and independents in agreement – a rarity in this day and age!

We surveyed voters in five key battleground states – Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin – and found that:

63 percent of respondents believe public education should begin at age 4 and be offered to all kids.

59 percent of respondents would be more likely to support a presidential candidate who came out in favor of increasing access to early childhood education.

70 percent of respondents support making tax credits and savings accounts available to parents, similar to the way in which such mechanisms for higher education are available.

We are excited to have such strong support for early childhood education, particularly among swing voters in key battleground states. We will be sharing the poll results with presidential campaigns as part of our push to get every candidate on the record in support of investing in high-quality early learning programs.

Our campaign was profiled in an article in The Washington Post (https://t.e2ma.net/click/5f0tf/h9ytd/1s3hxc) earlier this month. I will be discussing this and more on Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC tonight at 7 p.m. I hope you’ll tune in!

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or suggestions. And please join me on Facebook (https://t.e2ma.net/click/5f0tf/h9ytd/hl4hxc) and Twitter (https://t.e2ma.net/click/5f0tf/h9ytd/xd5hxc).

Warmly,

Mark

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