They were not expected to be revealed until November 9, 2004, but the results are in of the Family Circle sponsored Cookie Cook-Off---Laura Bush's Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookie vs Teresa Heinz-Kerry's Pumpkin Spice Cookie.
Laura Bush's Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookie received 67% of the votes, Teresa Heinz-Kerry's Pumpkin Spice Cookie received 33% of the votes. 16,999 votes in all were cast. The cookie cook-off was not without controversy; Mrs. Heinz-Kerry has denied laying claim to the Pumpkin Spice Cookie, emphasizing her point by proclaiming a dislike for pumpkin spice cookies: "It's not mine, by the way. No, it's---somebody in our office gave that recipe out. And in fact, I think somebody really made it on purpose to give a nasty recipe. I never made pumpkin cookies. I don't like pumpkin spice cookies." Susan Stamberg of NPR interviews Teresa Heinz-Kerry July 27, 2004
NPR Conducts A Cookie Taste Test
Family Circle editors point out that its readers haven't been wrong in picking the presidential winner since the cookie poll was instituted in 1992.
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Family Circle Bush vs Heinz-Kerry Cookie Cook-Off Recipes
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Bush vs Heinz-Kerry Cookie Taste Test
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Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Tuesday, Nov. 2, Take Your Kids to Vote
Campaign Has Simple, But Important Message to Parents: On Tuesday, Nov. 2, Take Your Kids to Vote
To: National Desk, Political Reporter
Contact: Sarah Howe of Council for Excellence in Government, 202-530-3270 or showe@excelgov.org http://www.excelgov.org
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- How does one generation teach the next about the importance of voting? How can parents play a role in increasing voter turnout in future elections?
Here's one answer: On Election Day, Take Your Kids to Vote!
This is the message from the Council for Excellence in Government's Take Your Kids to Vote! 2004 campaign, a public education effort designed to introduce young people to voting.
Democracy is not a spectator sport. All of us -- even the kids -- must get in the game. The goal of Take Your Kids to Vote! is to have parents teach their children to be voters as they teach in so many other ways: by example. This simple effort makes voting a family affair and a family tradition. By starting early with kids voting can to be a habit that lasts a lifetime.
The need for such an effort is critical. The percentage of young adults who vote continues to decline. In 1972 (the year 18-year-olds became eligible to vote) 55 percent of 18-24 year olds voted. In the 2000 Presidential election, only 42 percent chose to do so.
Parents can make a real difference in their children's future voting habits. According to a 2002 Council for Excellence in Government study, parents who take their kids to vote, talk with their kids about politics, and vote in all or most elections raise kids with higher levels of political knowledge and political engagement. A previous study by the National Association of Secretaries of State found that parental voting behavior has a profound effect on whether their children vote.
The Take Your Kids to Vote! 2004 campaign is a project of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Council for Excellence in Government, which works to improve the performance of government at all levels as well as citizen participation, understanding and trust in government.
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Visit http://www.takeyourkidstovote.org and http://www.takeyourkidstovote.org for more information
http://www.usnewswire.com/
Contact: Sarah Howe of Council for Excellence in Government, 202-530-3270 or showe@excelgov.org http://www.excelgov.org
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- How does one generation teach the next about the importance of voting? How can parents play a role in increasing voter turnout in future elections?
Here's one answer: On Election Day, Take Your Kids to Vote!
This is the message from the Council for Excellence in Government's Take Your Kids to Vote! 2004 campaign, a public education effort designed to introduce young people to voting.
Democracy is not a spectator sport. All of us -- even the kids -- must get in the game. The goal of Take Your Kids to Vote! is to have parents teach their children to be voters as they teach in so many other ways: by example. This simple effort makes voting a family affair and a family tradition. By starting early with kids voting can to be a habit that lasts a lifetime.
The need for such an effort is critical. The percentage of young adults who vote continues to decline. In 1972 (the year 18-year-olds became eligible to vote) 55 percent of 18-24 year olds voted. In the 2000 Presidential election, only 42 percent chose to do so.
Parents can make a real difference in their children's future voting habits. According to a 2002 Council for Excellence in Government study, parents who take their kids to vote, talk with their kids about politics, and vote in all or most elections raise kids with higher levels of political knowledge and political engagement. A previous study by the National Association of Secretaries of State found that parental voting behavior has a profound effect on whether their children vote.
The Take Your Kids to Vote! 2004 campaign is a project of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Council for Excellence in Government, which works to improve the performance of government at all levels as well as citizen participation, understanding and trust in government.
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Visit http://www.takeyourkidstovote.org and http://www.takeyourkidstovote.org for more information
http://www.usnewswire.com/
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