Young Adults Share Who They Voted for in School Mock Elections, and the Reasons Are Pretty Legit

"I voted for McCain because he said his favorite was tacos and I like tacos more than chili."

Kids are just plain fun—and sometimes their logic actually makes the most sense. If your elementary school ever held a mock presidential election, you'll be able to relate.

Commenters went nuts recently over a TikTok video posted by @get.oust, where she shared that the reason her kid self voted for John McCain in the school mock election (2008) was because she liked elephants better than donkeys.

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that same year nut class wrote letters to Obama and i told him to save the rainforests ID: @hotandhumblejake
♬ real women vote for trump - ananya

Everyone started sharing why they voted for so-and-so in their school's mock election, and almost 3,000 comments later, we're wishing we could use the same kind of logic for this election. Here are some of our favorites:

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J. Moore

A synesthete who sees the world in vivid color, Joy is all about soaking up life experiences -- and then translating those experiences into words. Freckle-faced and coffee-fueled, Joy is on a personal quest to visit all 50 states in her lifetime (40 down!), see all the Broadway musicals, and eat all the tacos. For fun, she plays the piano, diagrams sentences, and solves true crime stories from her couch, along with her husband of 20 years and their teenage daughter.