Posted on 10/21/2004 2:21:55 PM PDT by Chris78
Young People, who hold the key to America’s future, have voted for John Kerry to become president in Nickelodeon’s “Kids Pick the President.”
This may not seem that important to many voters, but the winner of Nickelodeon’s “Kids Pick the President” has correctly selected the winner of the election the past four times.
Nearly half a million children and teens voted, and the results were released yesterday. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry received 57 percent of the vote and Incumbent President George W. Bush received 43 percent of the vote. Third Party candidates were not put onto the ballot.
Nickelodeon is showing what are called ”Election Connections.” In these short pieces, they would explain how various political occurrences work. For example: “How to get elected president.”
Nickelodeon has also aired the opinions of some American young people on a program called “Nick News.” According to the host of “Nick News,” Linda Ellerbee: “Nickelodeon has been traveling the country trying to teach about the election and the importance of being socially informed.”
The reason the results of this poll has so closely mirrored the results of the actual presidential elections, is simply that most children are influenced by their parents views and tend to side with their parents on many issues.
They are used to hearing their parents say “this candidate is a phony” and until they develop their own opinion, they will continue to feel the same way about a candidate as their parents do.
it's rumored that linda ellerbee will form a tag team sumo
wrestling team with candy crowley from CNN... good luck gals !
Assuming kids mirror their parents the Margin of Error of a sample size of 500,000 in a universe of 115,000,000 is 0.14%.
hahahahahaha .... Linda Ellerbee ... hahahahahahaha
Yo, Chris -
Take another swig of Kool-Aid, and don't hold yer breath ....
yes--my sister (still a DUmmy even though she should know better) voted hundreds of times for Kerry. She is nearly 60 years old--definitely not a child or a NICK viewer. Dims are making sport of on-line polls--but that will back fire on them eventually.
Thus proving that our kids are not being taught the lessons they need in order to survive in today's world.
Nothing better to do today then post this crap? Freepers voted in this poll and they are certainly not kids in age. This poll like so many of them are meaningless but nice of you to post it again since it was all over the place on here yesterday. Bet you didn't even both to check either since it showed Kerry over Bush!
BTW -- where is the link?
STUDENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY SELECT BUSH AS PRESIDENT
IN THE 2004 SCHOLASTIC ELECTION POLL!
P.R. Newswire ^ | 10/20/04
Posted on 10/20/2004 7:25:40 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Scholastic Election Poll Has Mirrored Outcome of Every General Election
(Except Two) Since 1940NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scholastic, the global children's publishing and media company, today announced the results of the 2004 Scholastic Election Poll, an educational activity that gives children too young to go to the polls themselves the opportunity to participate in the political process. More than half a million students in first through eighth grades from across the country participated in the poll, choosing George W. Bush as the next President of the United States.
Since 1940, Scholastic Classroom Magazines have given students the opportunity to cast their vote for president in the Scholastic Election Poll (online voting was added in 2000). In every election, but two, the outcome of the Scholastic Election Poll mirrored the outcome of the general election.
The exceptions were in 1948 when students chose Thomas E. Dewey over Harry S. Truman and in 1960 when more students voted for Richard M. Nixon than John F. Kennedy. In 2000, student voters chose George W. Bush, mirroring the Electoral College result but not the result of the popular vote.
In the 2004 Scholastic Election Poll, George W. Bush received 52 percent of the votes and the Democratic contender, John F. Kerry, received 47 percent. Rounding out the vote, 1 percent of students voted for other candidates.
Results from key swing states are as follows:
* Florida and Ohio were a near tie between President Bush and Senator Kerry.
* President Bush received 57 percent of the student vote in Pennsylvania.
* Senator Kerry received 58 percent of the student vote in New Hampshire.
"Teachers rely on Scholastic Classroom Magazines and Scholastic News Online for articles on the latest news from the campaign trail and to help students learn about how our nation elects its leaders. The Scholastic Election Poll is a fun way for students to apply their knowledge of the candidates and the electoral process and to get young children excited about politics so they'll grow up to be active, well-informed citizens and future voters," said Rebecca Bondor, Editor in Chief, Scholastic Classroom Magazines...
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My 13 year old daughter told me about this "election." She said that they show a kind-of dark picture of Bush where he doesn't look very leader-like and they show this big, colorful picture of John Kerry making him look as though he IS a leader. It was as biased as anything we see on the television these days and most kids fell for it.
This had to be an on-line poll, right? And of course the MSM takes this on-line poll to heart.
If Nick has been correct in the past 4 elections, maybe the other 3 past polls were call-in or mail-in?
This is so stupid....when I was a kid, I voted for Carter in one of these stupid elections, and my parents hated Carter. I was too young to even have a clue. After I found out the Carter supported "Killing babies", I cryed. I would not put any stock in this at all.
Gee an online poll that adult Dems voted in to get the result they wanted. I find that the pathic trick of losers, huh Chris
Sumo wrestling now there is a place for Mrs. Edwards to get involved.
bwahhahahaha,,,the Elizaphant
What? Nothing? Post your first piece of guano, and 6.5 hours later, you still haven't responded to any comments?
Bad form, Chris. Bad form. Even for a troll.
Show yourself. Dazzle us.
whoa whoa, calm down, have any of you heard of sleep??
hey i am not pro-kerry at all, i dislike him in fact, i would vote for bush for sure (if i was old enough to actually vote)
i was just posting a story and giving my anaylasis on why this mock election seems to closely mirror the true results, thats all, there is no reason to jump on me and call me a troll
So last time it was Bush not Gore
This is scary
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