001: Obama vs. Clinton vs. McCain

To kick things off, let's take a look at the current presidential front-runners and see how they've done:



As you can see, Clinton was the general favorite search throughout the past five years. Until recently, it had only been passed twice - both times by Obama - first after his introduction to the national scene at 2004's DNC in Boston and again at the beginning of 2007 when he was first speculated to be a candidate.

However, we see a very different story since the beginning of 2008, as Obama has not only passed Clinton in searches, but has far exceeded any of the previous highs Clinton set. Interest in all the candidates is falling, however.

It is worth noting how another famous figure does when added to these trends:



Here we see Jesus has traditionally held a big lead over the politicians. Until the primaries, the King of Jews was passed only twice - once each by the terms Obama and Clinton - since 2003. It was downhill for Jesus after his birthday, though, and only recently has he managed to reclaim the top spot (a result of Americans turning from politics to religion?). An interesting side note: McCain has never been bigger than Jesus.