Google searches for 'write in' candidate are off the charts

By Susana Victoria Perez, Buzz60

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are officially the two most unpopular presidential candidates in more than 30 years.

With election day less than a month away, Americans are still wondering, "do we have any other choice?"

Google searches for "write in" candidate has surged over the last week by more than 2,800%, hitting a record high since 2004, according to CNN.

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Surprisingly, the states with the highest search rates were not undecided battlegrounds, but rather strong Republican and Democrat states like Utah and Vermont.

The searches focus on mainly two politicians, Bernie Sanders and Mike Pence.

Searches for the Vermont Senator as "a write in candidate" spiked 2,750% in the last week.

While searches for the Indiana Republican spiked 2,400% in the last week.

The data doesn't show what spiked these searches.

However, as Trump's controversial 2005 tape in which he used lewd language towards women and Clinton's accusations from Wikileaks emails continue to make headlines, it's no surprise Americans are still looking for a last resort.

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