Students favor Obama in mock election
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Some 140,000 Louisiana students voiced their opinion Thursday in the presidential race — and the majority of those who voted in the mock election supported Democrat Barack Obama.
The kindergarten-through-12th-grade students could vote in one of two ways: online or at the Old State Capitol, which was decorated with confetti and red, white and blue balloons. A marching band played while eager young voters cast their ballots.
“I’m glad that they are making this an opportunity to find out what the youth think about the election,” said 17-year-old John Pierre LaFleur of Baton Rouge Magnet High. He cast his ballot for Obama, the Illinois senator.
About 300 students from schools throughout the state gathered inside the Old State Capitol to cast their votes for president and for statewide offices during the culmination of the Louisiana Secretary of State and Cox Communications’ statewide student mock election.
By 10 p.m., more than 140,000 student voters representing 1,200 schools statewide had cast ballots online, said Will Hinson, public relations director at Cox.
Of those, Obama was the clear favorite, with 51.8 percent of the vote, Hinson said.
The Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, pulled in 44 percent of the vote, Hinson said.
The remaining 4.2 percent went to the other presidential candidates, he said.
The state votes will be combined with the votes of 8 million students from across the nation, Hinson said.
Student representatives from schools statewide announced the mock election presidential winners from their respective schools.
A PowerPoint presentation mapped out votes according to parish. Red represented McCain and blue indicated Obama.
Woodlawn High School student Jared Lusk, 17, voted for McCain.
“He has good ideas and the best experience of the two candidates,” Lusk said.
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