[3] In the 1996 election, conducted by televote, children picked Bill Clinton over Bob Dole and Ross Perot.
[5] Both Al Gore and George W. Bush made campaign appearances at the Nickelodeon studios.
Participants were allowed to vote, without any voter eligibility or verification, on a non-partisan page of Nickelodeon's website that outlined the candidates' positions on various issues.
In contrast, Obama invited the participants to meet him in person at the White House to answer their questions.
The decision by Romney to not participate was considered by Nick News host Linda Ellerbee to be an example of his lack of "respect" for youth; the Obama campaign also responded by stating that children "demand details", and wanted "answers on why Romney could increase their class sizes, eliminate their teacher's jobs, raise taxes on their families and slash funding for Big Bird.
"[10] In 2016, Nickelodeon's poll conducted 3 candidates: Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton, and Libertarian Gary Johnson.
[14] On October 21, the network detected cheating, when threads on online forums began discussing corrupting the Kids Pick the President site with fraudulent votes.