Can Google Trends Predict the Election?

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/07/can-google-trends-predict-the-election/

A comparison between search terms “Obama” and “McCain” in the U.S. from June 2007-June 2008. If elections were held today and the number of searches corresponded to election results then Obama would win.

-Interesting analysis

-Highlights the differences in popularity between Obama and McCain