Weakly Reader poll(kids poll) says Bush will win. READ

[Kerry in 04]

I read on MSN they said that this childrens poll has not bean wrong since 1956. Bush had 60% of the vote. Could it be that the kids are just scared and see W as the big tough guy from Texas? Lets hope. I also saw another kids poll that hasn't been wrong in over 40 years or something like that and they called it for Kerry. Who knows.


I am already starting to get nervous.:(

[benburch]

1. Calm yourself.

We are gonna win this time.

[proud patriot]

3. Hi Ben, I second that

:hi:

[whistle]

2. Are the kids turning in their parents vote, is that why this has relevance

[Old and In the Way]

4. Or maybe the FR had no qualms with Freeping that poll?

Not sure how the results were gathered, but I don't think I'll lose any sleep over what the collective political wisdom of 10 year olds think with regards to Presidential polls.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

5. What are the internals ? HAHA !

[Pirate Smile]

6. The gap this year seems to be between married and single instead of

men and women. I know a lot of the kids have single parents but since they say the kids (especially younger ones) vote like their parents perhaps the marriage gap explains it somewhat.

:shrug:

Kerry won the Nickelodeon vote!

[xultar]

7. But Weekly Reader mostly white folks right...see they aren't counting

people of colour
single women
new college voters.


The reason why the poll used to be effective is because the poll which is primarily younger kids who can't think for themselves which reflects their parents views.

Well families are different now there are more colour, single moms, professional women, first time college voters. The poll won't reflect that because the weekly readers are mostly a homogeneous group.

no biggie!

[Francine Frensky]

17. schools have to pay for "weekly reader", not all schools do

[Steelangel]

8. Uh hu, here's good news

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x933391#933402

or this: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041020/ap_en_tv/nickelodeon_president

NEW YORK - Kid power! Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) is the winner, and the rest of the country should pay attention because the vote on Nickelodeon's Web site has correctly chosen the president of the United States in the past four elections.


Nearly 400,000 children and teens voted, and the results were released Wednesday. Kerry received 57 percent of the vote; President Bush (news - web sites) got 43 percent.


Nickelodeon has been airing information on the Nov. 2 election, plus sponsoring debates where kids could put forth their views on the environment, the war in Iraq (news - web sites) and terrorism. Some animated shows on the cable channel also have been focusing on the election.

[Awsi Dooger]

31. Nickelodeon had a website in 1988?

Somehow I doubt that

[blondeatlast]

34. I was hoping someone would get to that eventually.

Nickelodeon gets a broader representation of children across racial, financial, and religious lines.

They have also been showing EXCELLENT spots regarding the election and the issues involved.

Gotta give 'em props for that.

[Texas_Dem]

9. Chill out. Have a margarita, get out, vote and work for Kerry.

and then when you feel nervous, work harder.

[w4rma]

10. The Weekly Reader poll predicted Bush 1 would beat Clinton and Bush 2

would beat Gore in landslides. This poll tends to pick Republicans, mainly, for some reason which I'm not sure of yet. Also, note, that when the grade levels go up the race tightens greatly.

[RoyGBiv]

15. Affluent White Kids

I'm not saying that's the only audience for WR, but a disproportionate number of its readers are from affluent, white suburbs. Smaller schools, poor schools, and schools with large minority populations tend not to be able to afford such luxuries as this magazine. One can subscribe for home delivery, or at least you could in my day, but again, who subscribes? Affluent white kids.

[blondeatlast]

35. I was gonna say the same thing; I'm an ex-teacher myself. nt

[amazona]

11. weekly reader said i would have jet packs

Not wrong since 1956 indeed! They don't get ANYTHING right if I remember my grammar school days.

[59millionmorons]

12. The Bush name

Let's be real these are young kids and most of there young lives they heard the name Bush and not Kerry. of course when someone ask them a question there going to say the name they recognize.

[Mr_Spock]

13. Some 6 year old tried to rip my yellow ribbon off my car because it said

"NOT BUSH" opposite to "Support Our Troops". She said "I'm voting for Bush!" and "I want to rip that (yellow ribbon) to pieces!". Yes, these violent mother-fucking red-necks are teaching their kids to be violent bigots at a young age. We liberals teach our children to be open-minded and "make up your own mind". you tell me that this stupid poll means anything now!

[Kerry in 04]

14. Damn guys chill.

Just saying they haven't been wrong in over 50 years. But whatever.

[Steelangel]

22. Read this

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041020/ap_en_tv/nickelodeon_president

NEW YORK - Kid power! Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) is the winner, and the rest of the country should pay attention because the vote on Nickelodeon's Web site has correctly chosen the president of the United States in the past four elections.


Nearly 400,000 children and teens voted, and the results were released Wednesday. Kerry received 57 percent of the vote; President Bush (news - web sites) got 43 percent.


Nickelodeon has been airing information on the Nov. 2 election, plus sponsoring debates where kids could put forth their views on the environment, the war in Iraq (news - web sites) and terrorism. Some animated shows on the cable channel also have been focusing on the election.

[w4rma]

23. No. Wrong in 1992 and they didn't predict that Gore won the popular vote

in 2000. Instead they predicted landslides for both Bushes.

[HuskerDem]

32. You were the one freaking out................. not us.....................

Mr. Spock was just giving you a little vinette of true life in red-neck cousin' lovin' Merika where opinions were meant to be given to you, not formed independently and Bush IS Jesus.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

16. Gee, this is a shock.

From someone with 68 posts... :eyes:

[tommcintyre]

18. Kids chose Kerry decisively in this poll

http://www.independentmediasource.com/feature_archive.htm#102104_27

[moobu2]

19. It's sad people

aren't teaching their children any better than to support that warmongering corporate sleazebag lying bastard.

[Killarney]

20. STOP SPREADING LIES

Weekly Reader picked Bush in 1992 and Clinton won.

Why do people keep saying it has not been wrong since 1956? That's a bold-faced lie.

[Kerry in 04]

25. http://special.msn.com/weeklyreader/grade5up/882199.armx?GT1=5472

http://special.msn.com/weeklyreader/grade5up/882199.armx?GT1=5472


third paragraph.

[Steelangel]

29. And once again.. Read this

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/2004...

NEW YORK - Kid power! Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) is the winner, and the rest of the country should pay attention because the vote on Nickelodeon's Web site has correctly chosen the president of the United States in the past four elections.


Nearly 400,000 children and teens voted, and the results were released Wednesday. Kerry received 57 percent of the vote; President Bush (news - web sites) got 43 percent.


Nickelodeon has been airing information on the Nov. 2 election, plus sponsoring debates where kids could put forth their views on the environment, the war in Iraq (news - web sites) and terrorism. Some animated shows on the cable channel also have been focusing on the election.

That was nearly 400,000 kids compare to that 57,000 kids.

[blondeatlast]

36. Name another pollster that has polled 400,000 people!

I find that very impressive.

[Rambis]

21. Then they wet themselves

Kerry in a landslide!

[Demfromct]

24. Changed so much

The dynamics have changed so much. When has an incumbent been in this close a race? It is either up or down on an incumbent.

I think the fact that we have a war going on in Iraq and the almost mandated patriotism that is required in school skews the child vote. They vote for Bush, because they feel like they have to support the troops. Also, I wonder what percentage of the weekly reader students are in urban democratic areas.

None of these silly anecdotal polls work in a divided and polarized nation. Bush may win, but these polls are meaningless. We have had close races, but this one is so fundamentally different.

[blondeatlast]

37. You said it well; the very fact that we are neck and neck

with a wartime and incumbent president DOES NOT BODE WELL for Commander Bunnypants.

Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[exliontamer]

26. Maybe they want their older siblings to get drafted

Either that or the schools are so strapped they've stopped removing the lead paint.

[Dinger]

27. My 4th Grade ClassVoted14-13 Kerry, and I Had Trouble

voting. The line was ALWAYS busy, and when I tried to vote online, by the deadline, it just didn't work. Makes me wonder if they are the ones who did the voting.

[saracat]

28. This is so lame!

Look at the results! A tie in NY and MA ? Please.

[npincus]

30. Nickelodeon kids picked Kerry to win

and they're much smarter

[Guaranteed]

33. OOOooooo scary! nt

[LiberalFighter]

38. NOT TRUE they didn't predict correctly in 1992

The only glitch was in 1992. Older students—grade 4 and above—chose Clinton over Bush, 50% to 42%. However younger students chose Bush over Clinton, 64% to 33%. This was the result, perhaps of younger students' greater familiarity with the incumbent President than with this relatively unknown rival, the Governor of Arkansas. The adult vote was Clinton 53% and Bush 47%.


from Weekly Reader's press release Stamford, CT, September 20, 2000

[gardenista]

39. Chill. Homeschoolers. nt