4% of students voted for other candidates

[smartguy911]

Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama is the winner of the 2008 Scholastic Election Poll, with 57% of the vote over Republican contender Senator John McCain, who received 39% of the student vote

4% of students voted for other candidates, the highest percentage of write-in votes in the history of the poll. Student write-ins included Senator Hillary Clinton, Congressman Ron Paul, Independent candidate Ralph Nader, and a handful of votes for television personality Stephen Colbert.

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0442383.htm

 

[Jeremy]

Is this thread from the future? Must of been some software glitch that allowed us to see it too soon! :o



lol

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama is the winner of the 2008 Scholastic Election Poll, with 57% of the vote over Republican contender Senator John McCain, who received 39% of the student vote

4% of students voted for other candidates, the highest percentage of write-in votes in the history of the poll. Student write-ins included Senator Hillary Clinton, Congressman Ron Paul, Independent candidate Ralph Nader, and a handful of votes for television personality Stephen Colbert.

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0442383.htm

I heard about this on the radio, and found it pretty interesting. Do you suppose kids are thinking independently or mimicking their parents? (I know I mimicked my elders till I knew what was going on)

 

[Nirvikalpa]

It's those damn young spammers.

 

[AJ Antimony]

I heard about this on the radio, and found it pretty interesting. Do you suppose kids are thinking independently or mimicking their parents? (I know I mimicked my elders till I knew what was going on)

96% voting D or R is NOT independent. It's another dipshit generation. BTW why wasn't I given a ballot?

 

[eOs]

Every kid I know in college is a ron paul supporter..

 

[mport1]

Wish it was much higher than that...

 

[Micah Dardar]

4% ?

We have no hope.

 

[Kludge]

4% ?

We have no hope.

4% of the United States is more than enough for New Hampshire....

 

[mport1]

4% of the United States is more than enough for New Hampshire....

Yep. http://www.freestateproject.org

 

[Maverick]

Every kid I know in college is a ron paul supporter..

Every kid I know in college is an Obamabot.

 

[Knightskye]

It's those damn young spammers.

I think this is the first time I've seen one of your posts.

Interesting.

Anyway, I think 4% in a college is disappointing.

 

[kathy88]

I heard about this on the radio, and found it pretty interesting. Do you suppose kids are thinking independently or mimicking their parents? (I know I mimicked my elders till I knew what was going on)

During primary season when I was Paul-Obsessed (not like I"m not NOW) my 4 year old was a staunch Huckabee supporter.