Republicans are gearing up for a fight at the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa. It’s often seen as a preliminary barometer on which candidates are really in the running and which should duck out.
Social media is also getting ready. Google launched a digital soapbox and released some search stats, plus a new site has popped up dedicated to tracking the presidential fight on Twitter. This is the Week in Politics & Digital.
Google Creates Digital Soapbox
Google has paired with The Iowa Republican to create a digital soapbox at the Ames Straw Poll this weekend. Google will have a tent set up where candidates, elected officials and everyday Republicans can have their voices heard on key issues. Videos filmed at that tent will then be posted onto The Iowa Republican‘s YouTube channel.
Michele Bachmann Leads in Google’s Search Study
Google did some digging to see which candidates and topics are trending ahead of the Ames Straw Poll. The Google Public Sector and Elections Lab found that Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is the most-searched announced candidate in Iowa right now by a huge margin. She kept that lead even when compared against search for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the soon-to-announce Texas Gov. Rick Perry. However, Perry is the current leader in search terms on a national scale. The most-searched issue coming out of Iowa (and in the rest of the country) is jobs, by a large margin.
Stay tuned if these change after the poll or after Perry officially announces his presidential bid.
Keep Track of the 2012 Fight on Twitter
Golnik Strategies and P2B Strategies recently launched 2012Tweets.com, a comprehensive web portal aggregating all things Twitter in the run-up to the 2012 election. There are RSS-like feeds of Twitter updates divided by “Press and Pundits,” “Candidates and Staff” and “Grassroots.” There is also a breakdown for each Republican candidate with basic biographical info, links to their social profiles and online listings for their staff members.
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Social media is also getting ready. Google launched a digital soapbox and released some search stats, plus a new site has popped up dedicated to tracking the presidential fight on Twitter. This is the Week in Politics & Digital.
Google Creates Digital Soapbox
Google has paired with The Iowa Republican to create a digital soapbox at the Ames Straw Poll this weekend. Google will have a tent set up where candidates, elected officials and everyday Republicans can have their voices heard on key issues. Videos filmed at that tent will then be posted onto The Iowa Republican‘s YouTube channel.
Michele Bachmann Leads in Google’s Search Study
Google did some digging to see which candidates and topics are trending ahead of the Ames Straw Poll. The Google Public Sector and Elections Lab found that Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is the most-searched announced candidate in Iowa right now by a huge margin. She kept that lead even when compared against search for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the soon-to-announce Texas Gov. Rick Perry. However, Perry is the current leader in search terms on a national scale. The most-searched issue coming out of Iowa (and in the rest of the country) is jobs, by a large margin.
Stay tuned if these change after the poll or after Perry officially announces his presidential bid.
Keep Track of the 2012 Fight on Twitter
Golnik Strategies and P2B Strategies recently launched 2012Tweets.com, a comprehensive web portal aggregating all things Twitter in the run-up to the 2012 election. There are RSS-like feeds of Twitter updates divided by “Press and Pundits,” “Candidates and Staff” and “Grassroots.” There is also a breakdown for each Republican candidate with basic biographical info, links to their social profiles and online listings for their staff members.
Image courtesy of Flickr, Vince_Lamb
More About: 2012 election, politics, social media, week in digital politicsFor more Social Media coverage:Follow Mashable Social Media on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Social Media channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad
Posted on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:33:42 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/uM6dZKutME4/
Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/08/13/iowa-straw-poll/#comments