Melissa Joan Hart Says It's Important to Talk to Your Kids About the Election
The actress also explained why it's "important" to talk to kids about politics.
— -- For a woman who grew up uninterested in politics, this presidential election means a lot to Melissa Joan Hart.
If you take a quick peek on her Twitter feed, you'll see who she's campaigning for: Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson.
Along with agreeing with his platform, Hart feels that the two-party system in America should be dismantled before 2020.
"They are the power in the country and they’re running the show," she told ABC News of the Democrats and the Republicans. "These candidates are almost like puppets to the parties ... so I’d love to see that broken up."
"If you look at the Republican Party right now, it should be two parties. And I’d love to see the Democrats split into two parties as well and then have the independents in the middle," she continued.
Hart, 40, who is now the spokeswoman for LiveHealth Online, which provides consumers virtual access to board certified doctors through live video visits, even said she tries to educate her children about politics and their civil responsibility.
"I had my 10-year-old [son Mason] watch the second debate with me," she said of the October debate, moderated by ABC News' Martha Raddatz. "I thought it started off pretty civil at first and then it took a bad turn. But I think it’s important."
"I wasn’t really up on current events – especially politics – until I was well in my 30s. So I like that at 10 years old, he’s kind of getting the fact that there’s an election and who to vote for...I don’t think I ever knew that stuff growing up," she admitted.
The "Melissa and Joey" actress explained that her parents either "didn’t care and didn’t talk about" politics when she was younger. Still, it's made her want to include her three children in the process and use it as a teaching moment.
"I think it’s important. And the younger you learn it, the better grasp you get on it and have a chance to change our country," she said.
"I pray every night that my boys grow up to be boys that will change the world; have some small affect on the world whether they build a bridge or create a charity or dig a well," Hart continued. "And I think that the younger they learn these current events and politics and stuff, the better chance they have of actually making a difference."