Kids Elect The First Hispanic Female President Of The USA.

If kids across the country could legally vote in the upcoming Presidential election, we’d find that they’re a lot more liberal than their parents (and the rest of the country). According to a new poll by Kidsvote2004, 23% of kids surveyed felt that Dora the Explorer would make the best President out of a list of cartoon-character candidates. When asked how they would vote in the upcoming election when given the choice from among the real candidates, Kerry came in first (50%), followed by Bush (42%) and Nader (3%). (Five percent were undecided.)

The survey, which queried 1,124 children ages 6 – 14 as they were leaving toy stores, was designed to see what fictional, non-fictional and cartoon characters kids would elect as President. The survey also found that the top fictional character candidate was Harry Potter’s headmaster, Dumbledore (20%), with Harry placing second (13%) and Cinderella third (12%).

The survey, however, was not all fun and games — kids had to give their opinion on the hard issues, too:

— 54% of kids surveyed said they support the Iraq War.

— 47% of kids surveyed said the country is becoming more racially divided.

— Only 18% of kids surveyed said they think politicians are honest.

— 66% of kids surveyed said that free music downloading should be legal.

— 35% of kids surveyed said they are afraid their parents may lose their jobs.

— 51% of kids surveyed said they worry about jobs going abroad.

— 71% of kids surveyed said that smoking should be banned in all restaurants.

— 35% of kids surveyed said they support gay marriage.

— 64% of kids surveyed believe in gun control.

— 53% of kids surveyed believe in the death penalty.

“Our web site is all about getting kids involved in the political process from a young age and giving them an outlet through which they can raise their voices in the upcoming election process,” explained Ken Hakuta (a.k.a. ‘Dr. Fad’), creator of Kidsvote2004. “We thought it would be interesting to not only get children’s views on the real hard-hitting issues, but also see what cartoon characters, fictional characters and even musicians they would elect as President, if given the chance.”

Other statistics of note include: 85% of the youngsters said a woman would make a good President while 96% said that a person of color should have a turn in the White House. Also, when asked about the most important thing that the next President should do, the top answer was “stop the war” (27%) followed by “give people better jobs” (20%).

Other interesting findings from the survey include: Superman took a whopping 51% of the vote in the Superhero category. The top athlete kids picked to run the country was Shaquille O’Neal (38%), and the top music personality was Britney Spears at 32% (Justin Timberlake only got 3%) followed by Jessica Simpson (18%) and Beyonce (16%).

Continuing his pursuit to develop creativity and imagination in the minds of American youth, Dr. Fad launched www.Kidsvote2004.com in April to give children under the age of 18 the forum to share their opinions and ideas about the upcoming presidential election and the key issues candidates are debating. The program also provides an opportunity to expose children to civil duty and service early on, in addition to literally giving them the chance to vote this November, through their parents, with the “ADOPT-A-VOTE” program.

Did You Know That…

— 56% of kids surveyed said that their Mom would make a better President, compared to 44% who said their Dad would make a better President.

— 77% of kids surveyed said they like President Bush, compared to only 34% of kids surveyed who said they like Senator Kerry.

— The top two things that kids surveyed said they heard most about President Bush were: that he is strong (22%) and makes the country safer (20%).

— The top two things that kids surveyed said they heard most about Senator Kerry were: that he is smart (29%) and strong (20%).

— Only 12% of kids surveyed said they should say prayers in school.

— 95% of kids surveyed felt they should say the Pledge of Allegiance in school.