Scholastic poll - have your kids vote!!!! DU this poll

[alittlelark]

with your kids!!!

'Scholastic' is the company that book company flyer you get in your kid's folders!

They want to know who YOUR child would vote for for president!!!!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election_kidscover/activities/poll_pres/index.asp

:)

[teach1st]

1. It's close

Kerry has the fourth grade vote, but those fifth graders sure seem to favor Bush.

My own fifth grade class is solidly in the Kerry camp, although Bush was gaining ground last time we checked.

[alittlelark]

2. It's close.....

but the freeperspawn appear to be ahead

[alittlelark]

3. Come on, vote!!!

or kick

[davsand]

4. My kid voted at school last week.

She's in Second Grade. She came home Friday and said, "Mom, I voted for Kerry today." I did a double take and said, "Whaaa?????" We then had a discussion about it.

She said she knows that her Dad and I do not like Bush, but that the rest of her class had voted for Bush... I said, "Well, did you vote for Kerry because of your Dad and I? She thought for a minute. Finally she said, "No, I voted for Kerry because I think everybody should have a job if they want one."

I about fell over on that one. I was unemployed for a year and worked here at home doing freelance graphic design and ad work. She had heard me any number of times bitching about the economy and the lack of jobs. She had also heard me saying that as long as the idiot is in the White House it will stay this way.

Of all the things we discuss in this house--all the daily news and politics and issues--the one thing that had impacted her most was the economy and unemployment. My seven year old gets it--WTF is wrong with the rest of this nation???

She also told me that one other kid out of the fourteen in her class also voted for Kerry. I had to giggle--this is a family that has done a lot to support my husband in his campaign this year. They are another union household like us.

By all means--do go vote with your kids--just be sure you understand what issues they are voting on!

Laura

[alittlelark]

6. Your kid sounds cool!

Yours and mine would probably get along!!!

[fortyfeetunder]

5. Only 600 votes separate

Bush in a narrow lead.

Hey DU'ers, vote for your kid, even if it has wings or four legs and a tail...

[alittlelark]

7. I have 6 w/4 legs and a tail....

...is it ethical if they vote (one is a definate REPUG)

[AlFrankenFan]

8. Being 14 I figure I'm still allowed to vote in it...but I'm in 9th

Not that I care, but Ralphie ain't mentioned.

197680 have voted so far.
96461 have said George W. Bush.
95803 have said John Kerry.
5416 have said Other/Undecided.

EWWW HOW COULD BUSH BE LEADING?! AND IN CALIFORNIA? All the people in my area must've gotten their kids to vote:

13260 people from California have voted so far.
6619 have said George W. Bush.
6322 have said John Kerry.
319 have said Other/Undecided.

[alittlelark]

9. Vote....get your kids up 3 minutes early and get them going!!!!

Really...do it.

[alittlelark]

10. Vote early and vote often....

except for the often.

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

11. wow - this is close, but interesting

The kids seem to have thrown the traditional electoral math out the window (Bush is winning in New York, Kerry in Alabama).

EDIT: spelling.