This
has been the most emotionally charged election I can remember since,
well, ever, and it makes sense that the kids would pick up on that. But
Slate's Emily Bazelon asks, what do you do when your children's political allegiances are extreme?
She covers a Halloween experiment in which kids chose candy from either
side of a porch: The Obama side--marked with a large sign and life-size
cutout--and the McCain side, with corresponding signage and cutout. The
blue neighborhood kids gave Obama 78 percent of the vote.
But
when offered two pieces of candy at the Obama side versus four at the
McCain side...
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