Kids choose Obama president again in 'Kids Pick the President' campaign

The president received 65 percent of the vote while former Gov. Mitt Romney earned 35 percent.

The announcement was made Monday by Linda Ellerbee, the Emmy Award-winning host of Nickelodeon's "Nick News."

To replicate the actual election as much as possible and ensure the results were more authentic, voting was limited to one vote per electronic device from Oct. 15 through Monday.

In the weeks leading up to the vote, the cable channel aired two election-themed "Nick News With Linda Ellerbee" specials which were the series? highest-rated specials so far in 2012.

In "Kids Pick the President: The Issues," which aired Sept. 17, kids across America ranked the campaign issues most important to them.

On Oct. 15, "Kids Pick the President: The Candidates" featured President Obama sitting down with "Nick News" at the White House to answer kids' questions. Romney was unavailable to tape his answers, according to his staff, so the special used previously taped video clips of him addressing issues raised by kids. Despite numerous requests over several months and an extension of the deadline to Monday, Romney was unable to participate in the special.

Since 1988, America's kids have picked five out of the last six presidents as elected by the populace. They missed the mark in 2004 when President George W. Bush defeated John Kerry.

Source: http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20121023_371_0_Moreth119747&rss_lnk=298,297

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