Predicting Election Results With Google

destinyland writes "Google announced they've searched for clues about the upcoming US election using their internal tools (as well as its 'Insights for Search' tool, which compares search volume patterns for different regions and timeframes.) 'Looking at the most popular searches on Google News in October, the issues that stand out are the economy,' their official blog reported, adding, 'we continue to see many searches for terms like unemployment and foreclosures, as well as immigration and health care.' But one technology reporter also notes almost perfect correspondence between some candidate's predicted vote totals from FiveThirtyEight and their current search volume on Google, with only a small margin of error for other candidates. 'Oddly enough, the race with a clear link between web interest and expected voting is the unusual three-way contest [in Florida], where the breakdown between candidates should if anything be less clear-cut and predictable.' And Google adds that also they're seeing national interest in one California proposition — which would legalize marijuana."

Comments

I predict we'll get bastards in office again

[Anonymous Coward]

I predict, with 100% accuracy, that the winners of the election will end up selling us out to the highest bidder, just like everyone before them.

This is an unavoidable facet of representation, because power corrupts.

Re:I predict we'll get bastards in office again

[modmans2ndcoming]

Democracy is the best way to remove personal freedoms than any other form of government.

John Adams said that... and he is right.

Re:first

[should_be_linear]

Google new you will do this shit.

Re:Prop 19

[Anonymous Coward]

I will personally beat to death the first Stoner that injures one of my family members because they were driving while stoned.