Top Searches on 2008 Election

As most have been watching this historic election I always find it interesting to look how the web is effecting our decisions, what we search for and how we find out answers to the question we may have pertaining to the election of 2008.

I heard this morning, on NPR, that one reason Obama won was because he used so many resources that was at his reach - one being the Internet. In the past most politicians have used the internet as an ATM machine rather than a rally point but this year was different. Obama and McCain both used the internet as a main stream for non-supporters and supporters alike to find infomation about thier top issues, their plans, their thoughts and of course a way to donate to their campaign.

How Users Searched the 2008 Election

Google Blog put out a few great post including Top Searches on Election Day part 1, part 2 and part 3. I like to see information like this because it just tells me that the internet is in continual growth. Users are using the internet more than ever to watch live debates, find who is winning, get valuable information that vary their decisions and giving to their team.

Below I put together a list of highly searched terms pertaining to the 2008 election and the search volume data coming from Google AdWords.

What affect do you feel the internet had on the election?

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