The 2008 Election isn't child's play, but children are sure taking their voices to the streets and event the polls.
The countdown has begun and soon American's will find themselves under new leadership, so who will it be, McCain or Obama? The votes are still out, but the heat is still on! So what do kids think about the election? Obviously many kids are just mirroring what their parents choices, but if kids could vote who would they choose?
In a gumball vote at the Mall of America in Minnesota Obama won the, and while a turnout of 1800 in one state wont seal an election, but what about a turnout of 250,000? The Scholastic News Election Poll is the largest child ‘voter’ turnout, has Obama taking 57% of the votes. Therefore it appears children would chose Obama.
So what types of questions would kids ask? This video shows a few kids asking the candidates their most important questions:
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Need help explaining the election to your kids, or are you a kid looking to learn more? Both Time Kids and Scholastic have great resources. Please also see Every Child Matters for kids resources, as well as information on how children's issues have been addressed by the candidates.
