According to current media:

Senator Barack Obama is a beacon of change within the democratic party while Senator Hillary Clinton is status quo.

According to the data in the GovtTrack.us data space:

Senator Barack Obama is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's analysis of his track record in congress. Whereas, Senator Hillary Clinton is a radical democrat, according to the same Govt. Track analysis of her track record in congress.

Who do we believe? The GovtTrack.us performance data, old media pundits, or postulations of the candidates? GovtTrack.us is a new approach to candidate vetting. It provides data in traditional Document Web and Linked Data Web forms, placing analytic power in the hands of the citizen.

Here are insights into the track records of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama via the Zitgist Linked Data Viewer:

  1. Senator Hillary Clinton
  2. Senator Barack Obama

Note: I am not aligned to any political party or candidate, this is just a demonstration of Linked Data that has a high degree of poignancy relative to US primary elections etc..