Obama's won!

[Drunken Irishman]

Every four years, Scholastic Magazine publishes its results from their "student election". Kids get to vote for the presidential candidates and this year they chose Obama.

Why do I say Obama has won? Because Scholastic Magazine has predicted the winner in 15 of the last 17 elections.

That's pretty staggering odds.

Obama won 57-39, as well as won key swing states like Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-10-14-obama-scholastic-poll_N.htm

The general belief is that children tend to follow their parents' lead when supporting a candidate.

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1. As far as I'm concerned,

[Arugula Latte]

2. Okay. McCain really is toast.

Kids are a GREAT barometer of their parents' political leanings.

My kids' classes had an "election" in '04. The ratio for both was about 24 Kerry to 2 or 3 Bush. Good old Portland. :)

[Drunken Irishman]

5. This is a pretty big survey, 250,000 kids.

So it trumps even polls.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Sweet! I love the kids!

:patriot:

[TTUBatfan2008]

4. Did they correctly predict 2000 and 2004?

[msallied]

7. It would appear so. From the article:

Only twice since 1940 have their results been at odds with the nation's: in 1948, when Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey, and in 1960, when John F. Kennedy beat Richard Nixon. (To students' credit, their balloting closed before the televised Nixon-Kennedy debates that historians consider a game-changer.)

[TTUBatfan2008]

15. Thanks...

Didn't feel like reading the article. :)

[Drunken Irishman]

8. Yes. The last election they got wrong was 1960.

When the students chose Nixon over Kennedy. The article mentions it could be because the ballots were counted before the televised presidential debate that was widely believed to be a "game changer" for Kennedy.

[TTUBatfan2008]

17. Thanks...

:)

[GrizzlyMan]

6. Strangely, I've been eagerily anticipating the results of this poll

15 out of 17. We'll take it.

[Drunken Irishman]

9. Not only that...

They've predicted the past eleven elections correctly!

[snowbear]

11. But what's the deal with those kids in Colorado?

Sheesh.

[Arugula Latte]

18. Yeah. That kinda bums me out.

I hope Colorado doesn't disappoint us on Nov. 4.

[msallied]

10. I know they would have gotten my kids' vote too. lol

They just love saying the name "Barack Obama." They think it's so cool. lol

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25. Kids love saying "Barack Obama".

Listen to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7ne_UiMw8s">my nephew if you don't believe me!

[Convertee]

12. this is the real deal

The best indicator of the vote.

It was spot on in 2004 and 2000.

It will be spot on this year imo.

[O.M.B.inOhio]

13. Which 2 of the last 17 did they get wrong?

I couldn't find that info. If either of those was 200 or 2004, the kids' record is even better.

[msallied]

14. 1948 and 1960

[Quixote1818]

16. This election is odd in the fact that younger people tend to have kids and

McCain's voters tend to be older. That might throw things off a bit but its probably in the ballpark.

[lady raven]

19. My 8 year old voted in that election!

For Obama, of course.

He goes to a private Christian school in Oklahoma, so it's probably no surprise that McCain won his class, but there ARE several other Obama supporters in his class. I think the percentages in his class are actually probably about on par with the rest of the state.

He will be so thrilled to know that his vote has been counted and that his guy won! ;-)

[msallied]

26. OMG those babies!!

Soooo cute! :) :) :)

[Teaser]

20. Good for the kids, now...

get off my damn lawn.

[Drunken Irishman]

21. Ok, John McCain!

:D

[lady raven]

22. LOL! n/t

[Clio the Leo]

23. I proudly cast Jimmy Carter's sole vote in my second grade class. (1980) NT

[Drunken Irishman]

24. I voted Bill Clinton in 1996!

I remember it well.

He lost our room. :(

[msallied]

27. Same here. LOL

Of course I lived in a town with residents who still actively recruited for the KKK. My American Govt teacher was a flaming liberal though. He influenced me greatly in becoming interested in politics. Always argued with the Republican economics teacher across the hall, but always in a good-natured way.

Ah, high school. :)

[Drunken Irishman]

28. I was in elementary.

And in Utah, so not a surprise.