Politics and PPC Ads

In November of 2006, I was looking to see who to vote for in our local elections in Virginia, and thought I would see if any of the candidates were doing any PPC advertising.  See my post on Goyami in 2006.  The post was picked up by noted political blogger Howard Mortman on ExtreemeMortman.com

So here we are, 2 years later, coming up on the 2008 presidential election, and how are our candidates doing?  Here is the search for presidental election on Google.

Here are the ads I see:

US Elections 2008
Be Informed About US Politics
The Republican National Convention
www.GOPConvention2008.com

Learn About 2008 Election
Who is your candidate?
Watch GenGage Candidate Videos.
www.GenerationEngage.org

The 2008 US Election
Your Source For Political News And
Insightful Opinion – 30 Days Free!
www.WashingtonTimes.com

Reston, VAReal Politics Real People
Debate the issues and run your
campaign at U4prez.com
www.u4prez.com

Presidential Election
Shaping A Generation of Globally
Conscious Leaders For Our World
www.AIDemocracy.org

’08 Election Podcasts
Unique in-depth election coverage
from the Public Radio Exchange
08c.conversationsnetwork.org

What’s Your Earth Impact?
Reduce your Carbon Footprint
Get Your EarthLab ECP Score Now!
www.EarthLab.com

Get to Know Barack Obama
Learn more about Senator Obama at
campaign events: Register Online
BarackObama.com

It looks like paid search advertising has caught on a bit.  The GOP is at the top, and Barack is at the bottom.  I wonder if that is how the election results will turn out?

And as of today a search for "president" only pulls up the GOP ad.