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Kids Elect President Barack Obama the Winner in Nickelodeon's Kids Pick the President "Kids' Vote" National Poll
KIDS ELECT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA THE WINNER IN NICKELODEON'S KIDS PICK THE PRESIDENT "KIDS' VOTE" NATIONAL POLL
More Than Half a Million Votes Cast
NEW YORK, NY - Oct. 22, 2012 - The kids of the United States have spoken and President Barack Obama has been elected the winner of Nickelodeon's 2012 Kids Pick the President "Kids' Vote." Since it began in 1988, kids have correctly picked the winner (in advance of the national election) five out of the last six times. More than half a million votes were cast in the network's online poll as part of Nickelodeon's Kids Pick the President initiative to build young citizens' awareness of, and involvement in, the election process.
President Obama received 65% of the vote and former Governor Mitt Romney received 35%. In order to more closely replicate the actual election, and to ensure the results were more authentic, this year the voting was limited to one vote per electronic device. Kids were able to cast their votes online from Oct. 15 to Oct. 22.
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Kids know. They just do . . .
Liberalynn
(7,549 posts)I love those odds. Smart kids!
greatauntoftriplets
(175,748 posts)sadbear
(4,340 posts)I bet they picked Gore in 2000, which, if they did, would make them actually 6 for 6.
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)cojoel
(957 posts)http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/kids-elect-obama-in-nickelodeon-voting/2012/10/22/03208f60-1ca1-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)hmmmm...
GreenPartyVoter
(72,381 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)to take part in this. She loves Obama, if he comes on TV she's telling everyone to be quiet because it must be important, even if it's just an ad.
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)She's 10 - and she was all giddy! She can't wait to vote in school.