3rd-graders weigh in on the presidential election

All day long we've been hearing from the voters, the experts and the presidential candidates themselves on this historic Election Day.

But we thought you should also hear what the people who don't intend to vote have to say about this election.

Those we spoke to are members of a third-grade class. But today, they were learning all about the presidential election. We visited Whittier Elementary in Salt Lake City, and just wait until you hear their answers to our questions.

Students in Mrs. Bigler's class were learning about the Electoral College and today's presidential election. They know who's running, and that it's a very important and historic election.

"To be the leader of a country, I think, is a big job," one student said.

But those are easy questions. So, we decided to ask a few tougher questions, like with the economy, the war, the environment, what's the very first thing they would do if they were elected president?

"Maybe get a museum full of horses and cute animals," one student said.

Another said he would "build a skate park."

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"Go on the highest roller coaster in the world," a third student said.

Those are great answers, much more fun than bank bailouts and troop surges.

We also asked them: Since the donkey and elephant were already taken, what animal would they use if they started a political party?

"I would probably do a frog, because that's my favorite animal," one student said.

"I would change the Republican symbol to a platypus," another said.

Another student said, "I would use a bug, because there's lots of them in the world so there will be lots of people in the party."

No matter how it goes tonight, students and scholars will be looking at this historic election for a long time.

E-mail: acabrero@ksl.com

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