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As America votes, America also wonders, 'who's running'?
FoxNews.com ^ | November 06, 2012

Posted on 11/06/2012 3:53:01 PM PST by BenLurkin

They’re not undecided -- they’re completely uninformed.

A chart on the Google Trends website shows the skyrocketing popularity of a search for the term, “who is running for president” -- as if it were possible to miss the omnipresent radio, TV and Web ads for Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.

Google’s Trends site show popular Internet searches and hot trends; it was dominated on Election Day by political terms, from obvious ones like “what time do polls open” and “where do I vote” to the more basic terms like “election” and “polls.”

But who’s running for president?

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1 posted on 11/06/2012 3:53:03 PM PST by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 11/06/2012 3:53:54 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: BenLurkin

Super Facepalm


3 posted on 11/06/2012 3:57:55 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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Playing devil’s advocate, there are lots of people running besides president.

Every election, for instance, the mosquito control post leaves me stumped. Never quite sure how to vote there.


4 posted on 11/06/2012 3:58:50 PM PST by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: BenLurkin

How many of those searches came from Joe Biden?


5 posted on 11/06/2012 3:59:10 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: BenLurkin

To be fair, they might be looking for a complete list of candidates - not just the Big Two. After all, they knew how to spell “running” and “President” , which is beyond the capability of the typical Obama voter. :)


6 posted on 11/06/2012 4:00:19 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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There has been an even bigger spike in "who is obama" searches.

It looks like the undecided voters are now trying to decide.

7 posted on 11/06/2012 4:18:42 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (Are we nearing the end of the Obamanation?)
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“who is obama”

Darn good question.


8 posted on 11/06/2012 4:24:15 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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