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''Kids Pick the President'' is a series of campaign specials produced by the Nickelodeon TV network, organized around a mock election to determine children's choice for the President of the United States. Kids Pick the President has accurately predicted the winner of each election with the sole exception of the 2004 race.〔 ==History== The specials began in 1988 as part of a yearly "Kids Vote" election-related coverage, in part as a way to encourage children in Nickelodeon's audience to become engaged in the political process, and partly for comedic value.〔 The 1992 election was sponsored by Target Corporation, and promoted by newspaper advertisements. Children voted in-person at Target's stores, which were used as polling stations. In the 1996 election, conducted by televote, children picked Bill Clinton over Bob Dole and Ross Perot. In the 2000 poll, 400,000 people participated via an 800 number. Both Al Gore and George W Bush made campaign appearances at the Nickelodeon studios.〔 In 2004, Nickelodeon promoted the event with interstitials throughout its regular programming, features in Nickelodeon Magazine, online activities, and a book. Both John Kerry and George W. Bush declined to appear, stating they were too busy. The results were announced by Linda Ellerbee on ''U-Pick Live''.〔 Kerry received 57 percent of the vote; President Bush got 43 percent. Thus far it has been the only vote in which Kids Pick the President did not correctly predict the actual election results.〔(Obama Wins By A Landslide - In Kids' Online Poll ). Sky News. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-10-24.〕 In 2008, 2.2 million people participated in the event. Both major candidates participated, and filmed television commercials promoting the event. Participants were allowed to vote, without any voter eligibility or verification, on a non-partisan page of Nickelodeon's website that outlined the candidates' positions on various issues. Barack Obama received 51 percent (1,167,087 votes), and John McCain received 49 percent (1,129,945 votes).〔 Linda Ellerbee announced the results live again in 2008.〔 In 2012 Obama won with 65% of the vote over Republican challenger Mitt Romney.〔 Obama agreed to appear on the Nick News election special to give taped responses to participants' questions; Romney declined the invitation.〔Weprin, Alex. (Nick News ‘Disappointed’ That Mitt Romney Declines to Appear In Special ). TV Newser. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-24.〕 This angered a lot of kids and parents, and Obama easily won by a landslide, making it the biggest victory in the show's history.〔http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/08/barack-obama-mitt-romeny-nickelodeon-kids-pick-president-adam-fetcher/〕〔http://digitaljournal.com/article/335335〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kids Pick the President」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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