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Amerikanische Teenager würden Bush (393/55%) wählen

Präsident Georg W. Bush liegt in einer heute veröffentlichten Abstimmung unter amerikanischen Teenagern, an der sich fast 1,4 Millionen Schülerinnen und Schüler beteiligten, deutlich vorne, während Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA) nur in wenigen Staaten eine Mehrheit erringen konnte.

President George W. Bush Defeats Senator John Kerry 55% to 40% in Channel One News 'OneVote 2004' National Teen Mock Election

Bush Secures 393 Electoral Votes and Wins All Swing States But One, With Kerry Receiving 145 Electoral Votes
Sponsored by Clearasil, Channel One's OneVote 2004 Initiative
One of the Largest Online Teen Votes Ever With Nearly 1,400,000 Ballots

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- President George W. Bush was elected to a second term as President with 55% of the votes in Channel One News' OneVote 2004, one of the largest online teen elections in US history. Senator John Kerry received 40%, with 5% voting for a third party candidate. Although pundits believe that there are a number of "swing" states that could follow either candidate, Channel One's OneVote participants defied conventional wisdom by awarding President Bush the states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and New Mexico. Senator Kerry's lone swing state victory came in Maine. OneVote 2004 was Channel One network's third mock presidential election, and is one of the largest online teen votes in history with nearly 1.4 million participants. Sponsored by Clearasil, Channel One News' OneVote 2004 was designed to encourage young people to participate in the electoral process from an early age. Ballots were cast on October 19th and 20th through Channel One News' Web site, http://www.channelone.com, and the final results have now been compiled and segmented by state; and will be announced on-air on Channel One News' October 21st broadcast.

"American teens have made their voices heard through Channel One News' OneVote program, and President Bush ended up the victor by a margin of 55% to 40%," said Jim Morris, Executive Producer, Channel One News. "It is crucial to get young people in this country involved in the political process from an early age, so we are also particularly proud that Channel One News' OneVote 2004 initiative set the mark as one of the largest online teen votes ever, with nearly 1.4 million ballots counted."

One of the interesting highlights of Channel One News' OneVote 2004 came from Michigan's teen voters, who originally had the candidates separated by 12 votes out of 80,000 in the final hour before eventually rallying to select President Bush over Senator Kerry.

Channel One News' OneVote program continues to address the negative voting trend that began decades ago, when 18-20 year olds were granted the right to vote by the 26th Amendment. Since that time, voting by young adults has declined significantly.

Channel One News is broadcast via satellite to nearly 12,000 secondary schools across the country; it is the highest-rated teen television program in United States.

About Channel One News
A Primedia (NYSE: PRM) company in its 14th year of broadcasting, Peabody Award-winning Channel One News is the leading source of news and information for young people, with an average rating over 20 times that of MTV. The 12-minute Channel One News broadcasts are delivered daily to nearly eight million students and 350,000 educators in nearly 12,000 middle and high schools across the country. In recent months, Channel One News has covered fast-breaking world events from regions such as Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, Myanmar, and Qatar. Channel One News programming has been featured on leading networks and news programs, including CNN, ABC News, the WB, Nightline, and The Today Show.

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