Google trends picks clear winner in Dem race

If you believe that the Google search habits of a couple hundred million Americans indicate the nation's relative interests and preferences (there are good arguments for and against this premise), you may be interested to know that Obama's been consistently more sought-after than Clinton.

Here's a chart of Google searches on the two terms over the past year (bear in mind that "clinton" covers both the nominee and the former president, while "obama" can't mean much else than, well, Obama.)

Incidentally, they both beat McCain.