You know I just now published an article explaining how after being raised in a cult etc, I learnt to resist social pressure to the maximum and become completely my own self following my own guidance about what is right and how much that has actually empowered me to the maximum and even saved my life.
However you know what, in this particular situation I would say this is a little girl who doesn’t know what her deepest self wants yet. She doesn’t know about the world - why should children be forced to decide on presidents? She might as well fit in with the crowd so she can get by. If she was my child I would tell her to do it. Actually I wouldn’t have her in that school, but that’s what I would do if there was no choice.

The article I wrote was about feeling bullied in the street here in London, UK by Christians demanding I repent for lying. I got angry because that’s the not the world we live in and because everyone lied to me and I was forced to lie when it was never in my nature, to survive. And you won’t survive if you don’t accurately choose when to be yourself and when to survive. The important thing is that you stay in control and don’t let anyone take away who you are.

BUT and this is extremely important, if she were my child, I would educate her to understand that this is only a temporary fix and once she is a strong adult, she should know how to not let anyone take over her spirit and self determination and she can make decisions from her true self, not her parents, nor anyone else, and that yes she should resist social pressure