Chuck Norris, Black Panthers Dominate Election Search Terms
Though the television networks were likely the main source of news about the election yesterday, some went to the internet to find the score: Below, the top 15 most searched terms at 2pm Central Time on Nov. 4 (via Mediapost):
1. exit polls 2008
2. black panthers
3. election results 2008
4. irina shayk
5. early voting exit polls
6. voting results
7. election update
8. who s winning the election
9. poll results
10. election polls
11. poll results obama vs mccain
12. election news
13. election returns
14. election coverage
15. chick fil a
Stretching out the data to encompass the three months leading up to Election Day, we can see that popular political personas were, as expected Obama, Palin, and McCain – in that order. Coming in at No. 4 and 6, however, were non-candidates but totally kickass people, Tina Fey and Chuck Norris. Respectively.
Among the top poltiical topics, according to Google: the presidential debate, Social Security, polls, voter registration, gas and oil prices, FDIC, electoral college, and – my favorite – "Socialism." What exactly are you saying, America?
As far as sources are concerned, we are still turning towards classics like Gallup, CNN Politics, Daily Kos, and the Drudge Report (No. 1). The Huffington Post came in second, Real Clear Politics fourth. Good ol' Rush Limbaugh is still on that list, curmudgeoning himself to the No. 6 spot. (I don't really know if it makes sense as a verb, but it sounds good, yah?)
