Believe it or not: Who was the bigger in 2008? Britney or Obama?

So 2008 was a year filled with a presidential election that made history and a swarm of celebrity gossip that seemed to be impossible to escape. Even if you were just buying tomatoes at the grocery store, it was hard not to be bombarded with the Obama photos at the register and the tabloid monsters. I decided to bring this up when someone let me know that Britney was the most searched person of 2008. I was a little shocked. Don't get me wrong, I am a Britney Fan, have been for a while...but I was super into this past election. It was a great time to be a part of America and enveloped in the whirlwind that was the Obama campaign. Does it matter that we care more about Britney's comeback Abs than Obama's world changing election? I dont know if that is entirely true, I was proud of America's involvement in this past election. But who was bigger in 2008?

Britney started the year with little hair and a meltdown that was seen on every magazine cover possible. Even Rolling Stone posted a cover story, with the title: Britney, An American Tragedy.
She launched her way back to success at the end of 2008 with a #1 album and a tour to follow. Seems like she may have won America back.

Obama started the year with little support and a campaign that no one saw coming. He became a national hero and a ray of hope for many Americans. By the end of 200
8 he was elected the President of the United States. And by the looks of it, his inauguration celebrations (aka wild parties) seem to blow any other event EVER, out of the water (including Britney Spears long due Circus tour).

So who really was more popular? Who did you see grace more magazine covers, headlines, tv spots, news shows..?

Whose face did you get tired of seeing, if at all?

Here are some facts:

Britney was the most searched person in Yahoo. Obama was 3. ouch. It scares me a little to think Britney was more avidly searched than Obama. I am not gonna lie, I searched Britney (on google) but I definitely searched Obama plenty more. It kills me more to see that #2 is WWE (Wrestling). Yes guys, this really happened.