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
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.
Press Contacts:
The Rose Group
Jeff Rose / Regina Parisi Mandel / Larry Tsironis -- (310) 280-3710
/ / Channel One
Beth Mayall -- (323) 860-1200
DATASOURCE: Channel One News CONTACT: Press, Jeff Rose, , or Regina Parisi Mandel, , or Larry Tsironis, , all of The Rose Group, +1-310-280-3710, for Channel One News, or Beth Mayall of Channel One, +1-323-860-1200, Web site: http://www.channelone.com/
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