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RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:07 AM Oct 2012

Kids Elect President Barack Obama

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 . . .

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Kids Elect President Barack Obama (Original Post) RockaFowler Oct 2012 OP
Five out of 6 times correct Liberalynn Oct 2012 #1
Kids are underestimated. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2012 #2
I wonder who they picked "incorrectly". sadbear Oct 2012 #3
Or Kerry? GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #5
It was Kerry in 2004 cojoel Oct 2012 #6
Or were they wrong? Generic Other Oct 2012 #7
Exactly. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #8
My daughter was so proud sharp_stick Oct 2012 #4
My daughter ran out to find me in the back yard to report this to me yesterday. cyberswede Oct 2012 #9
. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #10

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
3. I wonder who they picked "incorrectly".
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:10 AM
Oct 2012

I bet they picked Gore in 2000, which, if they did, would make them actually 6 for 6.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
4. My daughter was so proud
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:10 AM
Oct 2012

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)
9. My daughter ran out to find me in the back yard to report this to me yesterday.
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 01:47 PM
Oct 2012

She's 10 - and she was all giddy! She can't wait to vote in school.

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