It's official. At least for the kids! The Scholastic Presidential Election Poll results are in: Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama won with 57 percent of the vote, to 39 percent for Republican nominee Senator John McCain.
The poll was open to kids from grades 1 to 12 in Scholastic News and Junior Scholastic magazines. Almost 250,000 (a quarter of a million) kids voted by paper ballot or online at www.scholastic.com/news. The poll closed on October 10.
Since 1940, the results of the student vote have mirrored the outcome of the general election all but twice: In 1948, kids voted for Thomas E. Dewey over Harry S. Truman. In 1960, more students voted for Richard M. Nixon than for John F. Kennedy. In 2000, a majority of student voters chose George W. Bush, mirroring the Electoral College result, but not the result of the popular vote.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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4 comments:
hmmmmm.
I can only hoe they are right.
Hey I did one of these as a kid back in 1980. I remember that Reagan won by a large margin.
yea, in the one I remember, Reagan won by a LANDSLIDE. but I couldn't tell you who he was running against.or who I voted for.
Good Ole Reagan. Man could the Repubs use him now.
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