Super Tuesday: The Web Movers & Shakers
Super Tuesday has come and gone.
The candidates pumped their fists in the air, argued over who won delegates where, vowed to carry on, and even quit the race.
But most importantly, the White House hopefuls brought searchers to the Internets! Here’s a look at their respective Yahoo! buzz …
Mike Huckabee: The former Arkansas governor took several Southern states in the voting bonanza, and boosted buzz on his campaign. Lookups for “huckabee for president” topped the list of queries for the one-time minister. Does that mean he’ll compete with John McCain suddenly? Doubtful.
Hillary Clinton: The New York senator could be the first female nominee for president, but searchers were more interested in her past. “Hillary Clinton high school pictures” surged 232 percent to become this week’s fastest growing search query for the former First Lady.
John McCain: Though the Republican stalwart emerged as Super Tuesday’s clear winner, web users couldn’t take their minds off… Cindy McCain! Search demand for “john mccain’s wife” jumped 230 percent.
John and Cindy McCain topped GOP primaries … and web searches!
Barack Obama: The Illinois upstart continues to attract supporters, but he can’t seem to quash rumors about his religion. Tuesday’s fastest moving Obama search was a question: “is obama muslim or christian.” Answer: Christian. He attends the United Church of Christ in Chicago.
Ron Paul: The biggest search spike for the Texas libertarian and Internet phenom suggests a need to talk. Demand for “Ron Paul forums” hurdled all other queries to top the roster of Ron Paul-related searches.
Mitt Romney: The former Massachusetts governor, who just quit the race, saw a big jump in general searches for him this week. Specifically, a 150 percent bump for “mitt romney wikipedia.” Telling sign that after a year of campaigning, still no one knows who this guy is. Side note: if you want to read wikipedia’s article on him, why not just go to wikip… forget it.


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