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Ron Paul – Slow & Steady Wins the Race?

Thursday, November 24, 2011

The 2012 Republican primary season so far has been a series of quick & exhilarating rises followed by quick & embarrassing falls.  Let’s observe: Michelle Bachmann: tapped out by the end of summer 2011 Rick Perry: Wild ride with peaks after each bad debate Herman Cain: a rapid rise in October followed by an equally [...]

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State-by-state Google Trends for 2012 Republican Contenders

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Do Google search trends indicate voter preferences?  I’m guessing they do.  At the very least, you can be sure that Google searches indicate the public’s level of interest and curiosity about a candidate. I looked at search trends over the last 90 days for these three likely presidential contenders’ names: mitt romney michelle bachmann rick [...]

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July 2011: Palin searches slowing; Bachmann up

Monday, July 18, 2011

Sarah Palin has been a perennially popular Google search query.  People may search for just “sarah palin” or they may go deep with “sarah palin paul revere” or “sarah palin bus tour.”  But here’s something new: search interest for Sarah Palin has dropped since the end of June, while Michelle Bachmann is on fire.  This [...]

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