1 1 <p><em>Kids Pick The President</em>, <a href="http://www.nick.com/shows/specials/kpp_07/">Nickelodeon's</a> online poll of children's electoral preferences has correctly predicted the outcome in four of the past five cycles. (In 2004, the kids picked John Kerry, who scored a whopping 57% of the vote.) This time around, with over two million votes cast, it's the Democrat again: 51% to 49%. Perhaps more fascinating: Obama's margin of victory, a slim +2%. Is this a precursor of a close election? Another misreading? Or simply a barometer of the relative success of each party in getting out the children's (or any other online participants') vote?</p> 2008-10-21T13:29:18-04:00 312 true 2008-10-22T11:47:00-04:00 2008-10-22T11:47:00-04:00