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Kerry wins mock election

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Journalism junior Ashly Hughes casts her vote during a mock election that was organized by the Advanced Public Relations class Wednesday afternoon in front of the Memorial Union.

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry beat President Bush by a small margin in a mock presidential election conducted by an ASU advanced public relations class Wednesday.

Most ASU students and faculty who participated in the mock election cast their ballots for Kerry, who beat Bush 53 percent to 42 percent.

The mock election was conducted as part of JMC 401 Advanced Public Relations class assignment in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

About 540 students and faculty participated in the three-hour mock election, held in front of the Memorial Union.

A mock ballot asked students and faculty for whom they would vote in the Nov. 2 election.

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader received 4 percent, though he will not be on the Arizona ballot. One percent said they were undecided.

But College Republicans president Jared Sandella said the mock election was poorly conducted.

He said the students conducting the election didn't ask students and faculty for identification, which would have avoided anyone casting a second or third vote.

"People could've easily voted twice or three times because they didn't require people to show their IDs," Sandella said.

Cole Hickman, president of the Young Democrats, said although the mock election was not a representation of the entire campus, it still provided a sampling of where the campus stands.

"It definitely proves what the polls are saying in general and where the campus is leaning toward," Hickman said. "It shows Kerry's strong lead with young voters and reflects that they [young voters] agree with his policies."

The class instructor, Tricia Farwell, said a mock election was good for campus.

"This is a good opportunity for the campus to get a feel on how the election will be and a good practice for them before Nov. 2," Farwell said.

Economics junior Eugene Johnson said the mock election was a great idea to get students to prepare for the Nov. 2 election.

"It's a good thing because this is an important time for students to think about who they want to lead this country," Johnson said.

Reach the reporter at laosamoa.poasa@asu.edu.


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