President Obama reelected by American high schoolers in nationwide mock election

[Spot72]

"According to a nationwide mock election for 54,000 high schoolers across 130 schools, Obama won the popular vote with 52.2 percent and Republican candidate Mitt Romney received 41.2 percent of the vote. That translates to 316 electoral votes for Obama and 208 for Romney. Five schools in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania were unable to hold elections because of Superstorm Sandy, so 14 electoral votes went undistributed.

"The purpose is not to predict the outcome and guess who's going to win. It's really educational to generate interest within each of the schools, to let them feel bigger than their own popular vote in a mock election," Shea told the Post. "It's not scientific, and we don't pretend it is. But I do think the kids are pretty savvy. They vote based on t he way things are going on a national level. They mirror society as a whole."


As part of the project, students at participating high schools campaigned on behalf of Obama and Romney, as well as third-party candidates. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 4.1 percent of the popular vote. Students also held rallies, debates and campaign events in the weeks leading up to the mock election."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1..._ref=education

[kudzu]

High schoolers are notoriously stupid. Or to put it politely, ignorant in the ways of the world.

[ms maggie]

Imagine it's a rare hs kid who votes against how his parents vote

[kudzu]

Imagine it's a rare hs kid who votes against how his parents vote

Your imagination is rather lacking.

High schoolers are notoriously defiant.

At least, in the last ~40+ years.

[mcorioles]

Not to mention the liberal indoctrination they receive daily.

[BlandFood]

They were bribed with blunts.

[zenwalk]

We had a mock election in high school. George Wallace won over Frank Zappa. Kids shouldn't vote (not that they do anyhow).

[BlandFood]

We had a mock election in high school. George Wallace won over Frank Zappa. Kids shouldn't vote (not that they do anyhow).

True but there still should be a basic citizenship test given right after ID is presented too.

[Dryfire]

Let's see - High schoolers voted Obama over Romney. Just another example of how much the schools have been "Dumbed-Down".

[Shell Beach]

Not to mention the liberal indoctrination they receive daily.

Indeed. Union teachers are more than happy to pass their views onto their young charges.

[sage]

High schoolers are notoriously stupid. Or to put it politely, ignorant in the ways of the world.

Are they as dumb as Rove told U.S. republicans are?

“As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing” --- Karl Rove

[kudzu]

Are they as dumb as Rove told U.S. republicans are?

“As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing” --- Karl Rove

Rove a a neocon parasite.

But his argument there is not entirely without merit.