Presidential Candidates on the Web
Originally published on Alexa
Presidential Candidates on the Web
By Kelly Dragoo -- December 03, 2003
When we first began to look at the traffic of Democratic presidential hopefuls on the Web, Howard Dean of Vermont had a strong lead in Internet traffic. Dick Gephardt and John Kerry were not doing as well, but still fit on the same graph with Dean--and General Wesley Clark had just blasted onto the scene, threatening Dean's lead.
Two months later, we see the inevitable fluctuations that occur over time as the voters get to know more of the candidates.
Ohio's Dennis Kucinich picked up enough traffic in the month of November to bring him into the spotlight. His positions on everything from flag burning (he's against it) to NAFTA (he'd end it promptly if elected) have managed to create an impressive surge in Web traffic.
On the other side of the Web Traffic scale, we find Dick Gephardt and John Kerry declining in traffic over the month of September.
It also appears that candidates Clark and Dean are losing some ground.
Another newcomer to the Web traffic graph, John Edwards, has gained as well. The wealthy attorney turned Senator for North Carolina has a more moderate platform and a great story about being the son of a millworker, and he's definitely still in the running if you watch his Web traffic.
Will Clark or Dean fall behind Kucinich? Will Edwards continue to climb? What if they draft Hillary? The Web is watching....
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