5 Top Google Searches During the Presidential Debate

By U.S. News Staff

October 10, 2008 RSS Feed Print
  1. Teddy Roosevelt's "walk softly" motto (paraphrased by Sen. John McCain during the debate)
  2. Meg Whitman
  3. Warren Buffett
  4. Genocide
  5. Nuclear energy and weapons

Source: Google

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i find it intresting that these things were being google searched afer the polls had closed. If they weren't fully knowleged they should not have voted. Poor Poor John McCain.

lizza of NH 12:45PM November 13, 2008

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