 It also helps gauge the needs of children as well how politics might play out once the certain set of cohort of children become of voting age.The specials began in 1988 as part of a yearly "Kids Vote" election-related coverage, in part as a way to encourage children in Nickelodeon's audience to become engaged in the political process, and partly for comedic value.The 1992 election was sponsored by Target Corporation, and promoted by newspaper advertisements.