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From Yahoo News!: Kids Pick Kerry to Be Next President
Democrat John Kerry is the winner, and the rest of the country should pay attention because the vote on Nickelodeon's Web site has correctly chosen the president of the U.S. in the past four elections.
Nearly 400,000 children and teens voted, and results were released today. Kerry received 57% of the vote; President Bush got 43%.
Nickelodeon has been airing information on the election, plus sponsoring debates where kids could put forth their views on the environment, the war in Iraq and terrorism.
Linda Ellerbee, who writes and hosts Nick News, says Nickelodeon has been traveling the country teaching about the election and the importance of being socially informed.
"Every so often you get a kid that says, `My parents are voting for X, but I'm voting for Y,'" she said. "It's amazing, the point when kids start forming their own ideas about issues."
"If we can get kids interested earlier in voting, when they can legally vote, they will," she said. "Kids aren't dumb, they're just younger and shorter," she said.
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Fantastic, especially that last quote from the wise, engaging Ellerbee. Lord knows intelligence defies age limitations; there's no shortage of dumb adults in this country lining up to vote while their smarter, better-informed kids are forced to stay home. Kudos to you, Nickelodeon!
Posted by ayelet at October 20, 2004 09:17 AM