Obscure metric:

For the past couple of months we have been going to Google News and entering "Bush administration" and "Kerry administration" and noted the totals. We present them in the graph below. Please note that the count for "Bush administration" is much larger and measured by the scale on the left. The scale on the right is for the count of "Kerry administration" stories. The Bush count went up near the June 30 hand-off, and Kerry got a rise from the convention. As the election draws nearer, there should be an increase in references to both. If it ever happens that the Kerry total exceeds the Bush total, it would be a good bet that Kerry wins the election.



posted by Quiddity at 8/14/2004 01:10:00 AM