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Obama is swamping McCain in student election

 
Barack Obama is swamping John McCain in a national mock election among students from kindergarten through college age. The students have been successful in calling the winners in at least the past three elections: Bill Clinton in 1996, and George Bush in 2000 and 2004. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports. (link)

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