What are people inquiring on the day after the election season? I went to Google Trends to find out what the top 10 searches were for the day.
- 1. Ryan Leaf
2. Real World Brooklyn
3. Neurosyphilis
4. Taylor Swift Pregnant
5. Wasilla Hillbillies
6. Secure our Dream
7. Wes Bergmann
8. Michael Crichton Died
9. Kellyanne and Wes
10. American Exceptionalism
The top 10 searches post-election day appear to have a mix between football, the ‘Real World’ TV show, and a few ideological searches.
The next 10 have more to do with the topics above, but only one had an iota of a connection with politics. “Funny Obama Jokes” made it to number 13.
Perhaps it doesn’t matter what are the top searches on the internet today. It isn’t going to be a completely accurate assessment of the American ‘buzz’ – we have newspapers, magazines, and other forms of publication that we rely on to inform us. But what I am getting at is this – will the political determination during the political campaign stop now and rest on faith?
I’m curious as to whether or not people are going to maintain their “hope” that our new leader has sloganized during the 8 month long campaign trail. Will people continue following through with their expectations, or is everything made better by simple political rhetoric and the symbol of “change” in the skin color of our president? Are jokes about hillbillies and other stereotypes all we got from the campaign fodder?
This election was important. For some people it was “history”. For most people, the post-Bush era revitalized interest in politics and the election was a compromise to the angry reactions of his administration. The election was stolen. We don’t trust the government. The state is more for the corporate interests instead of its people. People even began to ask about socialism, universal healthcare, what we should do in Iraq, and talked about the immorality of corporate welfare. Voters invested a lot of hope in our new chief.
News flash! Obama has appointed Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff. Rham Emanuel, pro-Israel and pro-steak-knifing his enemies’ names while shouting “DEAD!”. Does this sound like a good start? Hmmm, I hope we’ll keep following behind the scenes. I hope the political debating and discussion before the election will continue, and that it doesn’t end with a new president.
it seems like people assume Ryan Leaf is going to screw up before it actually happens… but i guess this is mostly his own doing
Yeah you’re right, you never know what might seem more important then a presidential election.