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Nathan Clason,13, right, casts his ballot in the Tommie Kunst Junior High School mock election. //Len Wood/Staff
Although they’re not yet old enough to vote, students at El Camino and Tommie Kunst junior high schools made their voices heard Tuesday, casting unofficial ballots for president in mock elections.
At the same time, millions of Americans from across the nation went to the official polls during Tuesday’s historic presidential election, which pitted long-time Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, against first-term Sen. Barack Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden.
“It’s an excellent exercise for the kids in preparing for them to be future citizens of this county ... and to get them to realize the responsibilities that come with freedom,” El Camino history teacher Lisa Muetzel said of the mock election.
Mirroring the real presidential election, Obama also proved the overwhelmingly popular choice among the El Camino and Kunst students.
At El Camino, Obama beat out McCain with 434 votes to McCain’s 31 votes.
Meanwhile, McCain fared a little better at Kunst — but not much. Obama garnered 319 votes, while McCain only managed to clinch 67 votes.
November 5, 2008
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