Yahoo! Search has launched a series of new election shortcuts that pull information directly from the Yahoo! News elections hub as well as the political dashboard, when users search for candidate names or on related political queries. For e.g. if you search for [Obama] or [McCain], you are presented with up-to-date information on poll results, recent headlines, relevant discussions, including a short bio, photos and videos to thumb.

If you're just looking for a quick snapshot of the race, search [presidential election], or if you're curious about a specific state, just add California presidential election.