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Category Archives: Politics

Obama Inauguration and Direct Communication with Voters

January 20, 2009

In anticipation of today's inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, I looked at Hitwise data to find out what people are doing in the run-up to the big day. Over the past few weeks,... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 10:38 AM | (0)
In Categories Politics

Swing State Comparison for Obama and McCain

October 31, 2008

With new polls suggesting the presidential race is tightening and with all eyes on key battleground states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, I thought I'd add to the conversation with an update of our electoral map. First, here is the... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 07:16 AM | (0)
In Categories Politics

Hillary Clinton Supporters Turn to Obama Online

June 10, 2008

Saturday, Hillary Clinton conceded the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama. There has been much talk in recent weeks of a party deeply divided and threats by Clinton supporters that they would support McCain. Clinton eloquently urged voters to support Obama... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 08:24 AM | (1)
In Categories Politics

Internet Behavior Signals Election Fatigue

April 09, 2008

Perhaps having recognized the trend, I should have steered clear of the subject, but I couldn't resist. Internet usage data suggests that American's are suffering election and politics fatigue. Surprised? Probably not. A quote published in this week's Economist (subscription... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 06:14 PM | (0)
In Categories Politics

McCain Website Appeals to Independents

February 06, 2008

John McCain is the de facto Republican candidate but the race is still going strong between Clinton and Obama. I created some charts to illustrate the profile of visitors to the websites for these three contenders for the presidency. We... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 08:51 AM | (1)
In Categories Politics

Obama Beats Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire Online

January 02, 2008

On this the eve of the Iowa caucus, I took a look at Hitwise data on the performance of the websites of the presidential hopefuls in Iowa and New Hampshire and found that Barack Obama is cleaning up in both... Continue reading...

Posted by Heather Hopkins at 06:00 PM | (2) | (0)
In Categories Politics

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