If traffic to presidential campaign sites influenced national polls of Republican candidates, media coverage might pay more attention to Web phenom Congressman Ron Paul and folksy social conservative Mike Huckabee. Traffic to their sites surpassed Fred Thompson's in October, after the celebrity politico had steamrollered past his GOP opponents in September.
Traffic to the Web homes of Democratic candidates, on the other hand, has become more reflective of their actual race. According to Hitwise, Senator Hillary Clinton's official site drew the most traffic in October, gaining over 7 points in traffic share after languishing in second and third place for months. Senator Barack Obama lost about four points and slipped to second with about 32 percent share last month.