TERRIFYING CHART SHOWS HUGE SPIKE IN PEOPLE GOOGLING ‘WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT?’

[ToxMarz]

Talk about undecided!

http://bgr.com/2012/11/06/google-election-search-chart/

[RagAss]

1. It's a big world.

[RhettScarlett]

9. Truly...

We live in a word chock full of self absorbed idiots.

[Barack_America]

2. There's another way to look at this.

People who have traditionally sat out may be showing interest.

[gollygee]

3. OK well you just made me curious

So I googled. But I already voted so you can count me as decided! LOL

[Ilsa]

4. Looking for 3rd part candidates, the

Names of Green Party candidates, etc. I hope they didn't wait this long to look at their ballots for the propositions. It's a little late for that research.

[NightWatcher]

14. I googled it to see how many other people are running too. Roseanne Barr is running

with Cindy Sheehan as her VP

(insert jokes here)

[Enrique]

5. I should do that next time

instead of asking at the polling place like I usually do.

[gottavote]

6. This is why there is never enough GOTV.

Explain. Repeat. Vote. GOTV GOTV.

[RhettScarlett]

11. Do you really want...

Idiots voting? Who knows what they might do in there!

[codjh9]

7. Gad - I thought that was going to be a parody, but it appears to be true. As someone else posted,

maybe some of those people who never vote are thinking about it. But regardless, it's hard to believe ANYONE wouldn't at least know WHO was running. Massive barrages of ads in multiple types of media.

[Smilo]

8. Look on the bright side at least

they are not googling what day is election day.

[mick063]

10. There is an easy answer to this

You are writing a post and/or article. You wish to point out the effect of third party candidates on a close outcome.

Wait....you can't remember who the Green, Communist, or Whig party candidate is.

You Google "Who is running for President?"


Spike explained.

Use your noggins people.

[SheilaT]

12. Ignorance is just amazing.

Yesterday I was doing phone banking for the local Obama campaign, calling registered Democrats to remind them to vote if they hadn't already, and to remind them to support the Democrats.

One nice young woman told me with great enthusiasm that she'd done early voting a couple of weeks ago. So I said, "And I trust you voted for President Obama and the other democrats on the ballot."

She replied (in a very friendly and happy manner), "Oh, gosh, it was so long ago that I just can't remember who I voted for."

I thanked her for talking to me.

[grasswire]

13. it's a joke, people!!

From late nite TV. A joke comedy segment featured no-info undecided voters.

That's why you are seeing this question. They even asked it jokingly on MSNBC in the Alex Wagner segment.

[Motown_Johnny]

15. 3rd grade homework assignments?