Kids say Obama will be next President

[sealybobo]

In a poll of a quarter of a million students who are too young to vote, Democratic nominee Barack Obama sailed to victory with 57 percent of the vote while Republican nominee John McCain received 39 percent.

It may be easy to dismiss the poll — orchestrated every four years by Scholastic, a children’s publishing and media company — as mere child’s play. But here’s the uncanny thing about this educational exercise: Since 1940, student voters have accurately chosen all but two presidents.
The two off-base years were 1948, when students picked Thomas Dewey over Harry Truman, and 1960, when they chose Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy.

Youth vote is in; says Obama will win - Today on the Trail - MSNBC.com

 

[DiamondDave]

With the saturation he has with TV adds... and the love affair between the liberal teachers and Obama... this is not a shock

 

[mattskramer]

In a poll of a quarter of a million students who are too young to vote, Democratic nominee Barack Obama sailed to victory with 57 percent of the vote while Republican nominee John McCain received 39 percent.

It may be easy to dismiss the poll — orchestrated every four years by Scholastic, a children’s publishing and media company — as mere child’s play. But here’s the uncanny thing about this educational exercise: Since 1940, student voters have accurately chosen all but two presidents.
The two off-base years were 1948, when students picked Thomas Dewey over Harry Truman, and 1960, when they chose Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy.

Youth vote is in; says Obama will win - Today on the Trail - MSNBC.com

I prefer this poll averaging web site that also predicts that Obama will win.

RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - General Election: McCain vs. Obama