Yahoo Election Shortcuts

2008 United States Presidential Election is just around the corner and there are quite a bit of activity ahead which are certainly a lot to keep up with. In order to help Internet users get quick updates on the presidential candidates, election news, polling numbers, and more on a state and national level, Yahoo! Search has launched a series of new election shortcuts. Yahoo Election Shortcuts will provide fresh, up-to-date information which will be pulled directly from the Yahoo! News elections hub as well as the Yahoo! political dashboard.

If you’re interested to know what is going on with a particular candidate, simply search for his name (e.g. Obama or McCain) and get up-to-date information on poll results, recent headlines and relevant discussions.

Other Yahoo! Election Shortcuts:

For a Quick Snapshot of the Presidential Race: Search for [presidential election] and Yahoo! Search will give you a shortcut with fresh results on Obama and McCain news and national poll averages.

For Election News & Info of a Specific State: Simply add the state along with the Keyword “Presidential Election”. For Example: California presidential election.

New Search Results page for Election Queries: Yahoo has also made some changes to the search results page when you search for election related queries. You can simply click the “VOTE” badge in the top right hand corner to be taken directly to the Yahoo! News election page.