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Digg recently added a new section to their site called “Digg The Candidates.” What this section basically lets you do is digg which U.S. presidential candidate you think should win the 2008 elections.

You have the ability to support as many candidates as you want but friending someone from both parties makes really no sense at all (you can un-friend them too.) While this page might not be as accurate as some of the polls, it does give a good sense of what candidates diggers support and which they think should lead our country.

The candidates are divided into two lists based on the party they are running for. They are ranked on the amount of people who have added them as friends. And under their names it shows the last story they have made a favorite.

Each candidate now also have their own digg profile, where they digg, submit and comment on different stories. You can reach their profiles by clicking on their name. This gives a sense of what they are up to, and what issues they are supporting at any given moment.

For the Democrats Barack Obama is in the lead followed by Dennis Kucinich. And for the Republicans Ron Paul is in the lead (with a whopping 9340 diggs, the leading candidate on digg) followed by Mike Huckabee.

“Digg The Candidates” section on digg is an incredible way to expand deeper into politics, give the users a voice on who should win the 2008 elections and also gives the candidates another campaign method, showing what issues they support in our country.

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