Ron Paul vs Rudy Giuliani

Ron Paul holds a substantial lead in Google searches over Rudy Giuliani. Still, in news searches (the lower graph, above), Mr. Giuliani holds a substantial lead over Mr. Paul. This is puzzling, as it would seem to be common sense for news writers and publishers to cover electoral topics in proportion to the issues sought by the public.

It will be curious to track this ratio in the lead-up to the 2008 election. Will the mainstream news media catch up with public demand in its coverage of the Paul campaign, or will this gap become history's key enigma of the 2008 election?

Source: http://www.google.com/trends?q=ron+paul%2C+rudy+giuliani

Ron Paul vs Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton lags behind Ron Paul in Google searches, but shows an upward trend. Regardless, overall interest in both Presidential hopefuls is up over the past 12 months.

Interestingly, in the breakdown of cities that look up Hillary Clinton in Google, a huge imbalance appears within Washington D.C. (below), perhaps indicating that the Washington establishment is more wrapped up in Mrs. Clinton than the rest of the country?



Source:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=ron+paul%2C+hillary+clinton&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Ron Paul vs Barak Obama

Barak Obama trails far behind Ron Paul in Google search activity as well as in online news coverage. Obama may be leading in fundraising or be a favorite according to political pundits, but online interest in Obama is well below what one would expect from a future national leader.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=ron+paul%2C+barak+obama