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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the whole thread, but I'm a teacher who has sent home a sample Republican primary ballot many times.

I'm as liberal as they come.  I don't know that I've ever voted for a Republican candidate in my life time.  So why Republican?

Because of lines.  Every primary, I'd take my students to the polls.  We'd walk in and see what was going on.  But of course, our goal wasn't to interfere with the process, so we'd have to find someone wasn't busy.  Usually, in DC, that's the Republicans.  Much shorter lines there.  So, we'd go, and they'd hand out sample ballots, and talk the kids through the process, which was great.  It let my kids see what the ballots look like, which helped them understand the process.

Being DC, even the Kindergarteners know whether their parents are Democrats or Republicans.  I was always clear that real voters could pick whichever party, and thus line, they wanted, but since we weren't voting, we'd go in the short line so we didn't get in people's ways.

I'm confident that I didn't impact a kids' politics by doing this.  Even if I was wrong, it seems unlikely that it would stick 13 years down the line.  [/quote]

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