Posted on 10/18/2016 11:02:12 AM PDT by LibertyorDeath2
The kids have only been wrong twice since 1940. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has bested her Republican rival, businessman Donald Trump in a mock “election” that surveyed thousands of American students. While these results won’t count this November, luckily for her, these kids are rarely wrong.
With about three weeks left before the 2016 presidential election, Scholastic News reports that the 153,000 K-12 students that voted across the country overwhelmingly backed former Secretary of State and First Lady Clinton over Trump.
Clinton drew 52% of the student vote compared to Trump’s 35%. The vote by the kids is on trend with today’s polling, as data collected by trackers at The New York Times and FiveThirtyEight indicate Clinton is heavily favored to win next month.
The kids surveyed by Scholastic have proven to be soothsayers of sorts. Since 1940, the outcome of the student vote has mirrored the results of every presidential election with only two exceptions. The kids were wrong in 1948 for the Thomas Dewey vs. Harry Truman election. They also incorrectly backed Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy in 1960.
“In this unprecedented and contentious presidential race, students have made their voices heard by casting their votes in our mock election for president,” said Elliott Redhun, editor-in-chief of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, in a statement.
Clinton won 10 of the 11 battleground states that Scholastic called out in the company’s report. Her victories were notably impressive in Colorado, Nevada, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Clinton also won the student votes in Florida and North Carolina by nine points each and narrowly bested Trump by a single point in Ohio. Her only loss among the battleground states was in Iowa, a state that is a tossup in the real election as well.
The margin of victory the student “vote” predicts Clinton will win over Trump is far greater than what they signaled for President Barack Obama in 2012 in the vote against Republican Mitt Romney. In that race, they backed Obama 51% to 45% for Romney. Obama in 2008 versus challenger John McCain “won” the student vote by slightly more than Clinton’s current lead.
Interestingly, Scholastic said kids in 2016 were more split than in past elections, as 13% of student voters wrote in “other choices.” Write-in votes were cast for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson (2%), Senator Bernie Sanders (1%), and Green Party candidate Jill Stein (1%). Others who received votes included rapper Kanye West, superhero Spider-Man, Harambe the gorilla, and of course, “mom.”
Knowing the Clintons, they rigged this one too.
Kids are stupid.
Gee, could the extent of left-wing indoctrination in the schools by overwhelmingly left-wing teachers be a factor here? I wonder. Didn’t Karl Marx say something about this?
13% of student voters wrote in “other choices.”
Now I don’t have to feel bad about their future. It’s what they want. Enjoy!
Government schools indoctrinate well.
And my daughter was talking to our granddaughters about the problems that telling lies can bring for one - the youngest (7) piped up, “Hillary Clinton lies”.....
And my daughter was talking to our granddaughters about the problems that telling lies can bring for one - the youngest (7) piped up, “Hillary Clinton lies”.....
If you vote Trump the teacher probably give you detention.
Not to mention that these kids are being brainwashed by leftist "teachers" daily....
In earlier days the schools weren’t filled with rabid liberal teachers who stressed social learning an politics, race, gender, etc, like they do today. Plus, television and movies play a big role.
I was born in 1945 and the first election I remember, by slogan only was, “I like Ike”...and I couldn’t have told you who his opponent was. Then, Kennedy...other than the Cuban missile crisis, I wouldn’t have known, or cared about that.
I’m sure teacher shaved reveled at the possibility of a woman president, and that’s what the kiddies hear.
So, I’m going to discount this kiddie poll
Kids have been brainwashed....Why do you think parents are taking them out of public school.
******could the extent of left-wing indoctrination in the schools by overwhelmingly left-wing teachers be a factor here?*****
Yes and also the amount of Television news (from the Alphabets) they are hearing, maybe subliminally, but exposed nonetheless.
It would be good to know if the kids have an influential, loving father in the home, or if the majority see Clinton as a ‘mother’ figure.
These are different times from the 50’s to the 70’s. Morals, liberal progressives and the Kardashians. Not the same influences.
Kids votes tend to follow their parents’ votes.
I believe Ike’s opponent was Adlai Stevenson. Precipitating the famous quote, “Everyone I know voted for Stevenson.”
There is a very high number of children of immigrants in the schools today.
Doesn’t matter.
Little pitchers have big ears - they know what is going on in the home, so they have a good idea for whom their parents will vote.
I hope this will be a third miss.
And yet Trump Halloween masks are outselling Hillary’s 40 to 1.....
Something isn’t right here
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