Mitt Romney is #9, Ron Paul #10, and Newt Gingrich is #17. It is interesting to see these 3 but not see Rick Perry or Herman Cain on the list.. Is that because people already know about Rick Perry and Herman Cain but want to find out more about Romney, Paul, and Gringrich? Or does it mean there really is more interest in these three?
Actually, looking at wikipedia, there are quite a few GOP presidential candidates that are missing:
- Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative from Minnesota[33][34]
- Herman Cain, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, former National Restaurant Association CEO, and businessman from Georgia[35][36]
- Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives from Georgia[37][38]
- Jon Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to China and former Governor of Utah[39][40]
- Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico[41][42]
- Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas[43][44]
- Rick Perry, Governor of Texas[45][46][47]
- Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts[48][49][50]
- Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania[51][52][53]
Why have these three made it into the Google Trends top 20?
Doing a Google News search for Romney doesn’t suggest much:
It does probably indicate why Newt made the list. Apparently at the recent debate there was some interest in the interaction between Romney and Gringrich.
Google News search for Ron Paul does not generate many clues either:
A little bit more about Newt Gingrich in Google News:
Interesting headlines:
Palin: Gingrich won the debate
Go, Newt, Go! Gingrich Super Committee Slam Highlights GOP Fashion …
Newt Gingrich Under Your Mistletoe? Merry Caucus Campaign, Iowa!
Definitely the most advocative results of the three.
Romney related tweets of interest:
kathygriffin Kathy Griffin
Wow watching @CNN @AndersonCooper host GOP debate.Romney/Perry girl fight reminding me of a "Bad Girls Club" spring break
GlobeMCramer Maria Cramer
Perry v. Romney: The story that started it all: Illegal immigrants toiled for governor – The Boston Globe shar.es/b7feu #WH2012
thinkprogress ThinkProgress
Romney reveals details of Medicare plan: "We’re going to give people vouchers." thkpr.gs/nJggly
stevebenen Steve Benen
Romney last night: "I want to reduce taxes on middle-income families." Problem: he really doesn’t bit.ly/qjDWVe
RonPaul Tweets:
RonPaul Ron Paul
"I say we replace the income tax with NOTHING" #CNNDebate #RonPaul #GOP2012 #tcot #tlot #teaparty #economy
lewrockwell Lew Rockwell
‘Ron’s Best Night’: Writes Todd McAdams: "It was Ron’s best night so far since the "heavyweights"… bit.ly/o9lqh2 #tcot @ronpaul
ketelsen Katie Ketelsen
First political tweet: The more I hear #RonPaul speak the more I like him. ht.ly/72ob4
Gringrich related tweets:
SuPerlative73 Sudan Life |718
…Gringrich & Santorum were not invited to the after debate party festivities… Because they were described as quote…"Not Ballers!"
thesportsexpert Riker Kasamoto
Love reading all these tweets about the #GOP. Gringrich is getting a lot of support and everybody hates Rick Perry.
PullOutKing Money Mitch
Dog there’s no way I would vote for a candidate named "NewtGringrich" naww get’em outta here
tdkelly Tim Kelly
If we have to listen to Newt Gringrich for seven 3-hour debates, the terrorists have already won.
Still not much insight into why these three are suddenly of interest and the other ones are not..