| Query String | Hit Count | Change Since 8/15 |
|---|---|---|
| "Hillary Clinton" phony | 372,000 | -19,000 |
| "John Edwards" phony | 303,000 | -46,000 |
| "John McCain" phony | 290,000 | -12,000 |
| "Barack Obama" phony | 267,000 | -13,000 |
| "Ron Paul" phony | 262,000 | -4,000 |
| "Mitt Romney" phony | 240,000 | unchanged |
| "Fred Thompson" phony | 211,000 | +2,000 |
| "Rudy Giuliani" phony | 181,000 | -5,000 |
| "Dennis Kucinich" phony | 133,000 | +4,000 |
| "Dave Burge" phony | 62 | +6 |
Many candidates leaked phoniness hits over the past four days. Especially disappointing is John Edwards, who continues to lose ground to the current leader, Hillary Clinton. He'll have to do something incredibly phony pretty soon to have a shot … oh, wait.
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