They’re not advertising per se, but Google has given each candidate a “campaign card” slot on its first page to push their agendas.
As the presidential campaign kicks into high gear with this week’s Republican primary in South Carolina, more voters are turning to Google to learn about the remaining candidates in both parties. And judging by the top-searched questions (i.e. “What does Jeb Bush do?” and “How is Ted Cruz doing?”) many Americans still don’t know all that much about the candidates, despite their near-continuous advertising and media coverage.
