Or at least the one held this weekend at the Mall of
America:
BLOOMINGTON,
Minn. (Oct. 6,
2008) - Americans will head to
the polls in just 34 days to
cast their vote for the
next president of the United States, but who do kids think
should be
president? The gumballs
have shown that kids would pick Obama for the next
U.S.
president if
they were able to vote. In
our unscientific poll, more than 1800 kids voted at
Mall of
America® this weekend. While it
was a close competition, just as the national
polls, the
count
of blue gumballs at 1000
compared to the 800 red
gumballs.
This weekend, Mall of
America gave kids a chance to vote and have their voices
heard.
Kids
were able to press a blue
button for Sen. Barack Obama and a red button for
Sen. John
McCain. After a button is
pressed, blue or red gumballs are propelled up into
10-foot
glass
tubes - one housing blue
gumballs and the other red
gumballs.
In addition to voting for
their favorite candidates, kids
wrote their dream for America
on a star.
Some of these dreams
included world peace, cheaper gas, and that people of
all
ages could
vote.
All of the stars were put
together to make one giant American
Flag.
Aside from the Mall of America's need to point out this was an
"unscientific" poll, my favorite part of this release is learning
that the kids who just thought it wise to participate in a sham
gumball election immediately followed it up with a request that
"people of all ages" be able to vote. Why not just say kids, first
of all, since all other "ages" already can vote? And, second, if
this is the kind of public spectacle they'll get into for a
gumball, can you imagine how easily their vote could be bought? (I
mean, I know the Obama campaign would love such an arrangement,
but...) Call us when you're mature enough for cupcakes, 'kay?
Until then,
I maintain my
previous
position.
topics:
Barack Obama
