Obama Wins!

Today our school hosted a mock election. There were voting booths set up in the science lab where the kids could walk to and place their vote. Most of the kids were very excited because they've been talking about who they would vote for for weeks. They finally had their chance today. Some of them thought that today's vote would actually count towards the general election tomorrow, but I had to clarify that our vote was to see who would win if our school was in charge.

Throughout the day, I was continually asked, "Who won?" "I don't know...they have to count the ballots and will announce them at the end of the day," I responded many times. The time finally came...
"May I please have your attention. I would like to announce the results of today's presidential election. Please remember that this does not affect the outcome of the national election. Barack Obama received 584 votes and John McCain received 192 votes. Obama won by a landslide.

The classroom erupted into loud cheers. I know that most of my kids had been saying Obama's name every chance they could and shunned any mentions to John McCain. I, of course, am unable to tell my kids who I voted for because I feel it's my opinion and don't need them going home telling their parents who I voted for...that just causes unneeded tension with parents who disagree with my stance. We'll see how things turn out tomorrow...