Posted on 10/26/2004 11:27:07 PM PDT by quietolong
Children Voters
October 26, 2004
Anna Wagnild
At Immaculate Conception School in Eau Claire, 6th graders ran the polling stations for other students to choose the next president.
Across town at Altoona Middle School, students know they still have a few years until they can cast a really ballot, but by then, they want voting to be a habit. "I think it's a good experience for kids (to prepare) for them to vote when they are older," says Paige, a 5th grade voter.
"It prepares them for the future and when you do get to vote, you'll be ready," says Ivy, an 8th grade polling organizer.
The results from each of the mock elections are as follows:
Immaculate Conception School
George W. Bush - 211
John Kerry - 57
Altoona Middle School
George W. Bush - 214
John Kerry - 189
Ralph Nader - 30
"Immaculate Conception School"
Is that really the name of the school? Gees, anyways I guess any polls showing Bush up is good.
"Immaculate Conception School"
Is that really the name of the school"
Probably...I know of an Immaculate Conception in Augusta, Georgia.
On Brits show last night, Kondrake said something about this - something about polling children, and they've been right since sometime in the fifties! Pretty interesting... definitely looks good for our man!
Not necessarily this school... but there is some sort of poll out there that they apparently do with kids!</p>
Yeah, I heard him talk about that too. I think it was Weekly Reader Poll.
It's a Catholic thing... If you have to ask, you probably wouldn't understand.
I have heard of schools called 'Resurrection Ascension'.
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