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Political Kids’ Most Awkward Convention Moments

CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 06: Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama stands on stage with (L-R) Malia Obama, Sasha Obama and First lady Michelle Obama after accepting the nomination during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC, which concludes today, nominated U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Photo: Alex Wong/2012 Getty Images

Sasha and Malia Obama are officially growing up. While most of the nation probably remembers them as the adorable little girls who snapped photos of their dad’s inauguration (just in case no one else was photographing the event), at the Democratic National Convention last night, they were much taller and more poised — save for the face Sasha made when her dad mentioned school. Though the girls have now made it through two conventions without any massively humiliating moments, candidates’ children haven’t always been so lucky.

Political Kids’ Most Awkward Convention Moments