Apps on the election trail

The First Wives have spoken! And Like Ann Romney before her at the Republican Convention, Michelle Obama has electrified her husband’s party gathering.

The battle for the White House is officially on and while the pollsters and commentators will be fussing over every detail, the real wise heads of politics know the result will really be decided in the app world — or maybe app companies are just simply very good at cashing in on current events?

Either way, a spate of US election-inspired apps have hit the web. First past the post is Chair Entertainment’s VOTE!!! which allows you to choose your favourite candidate, weapon and outfit and then beat your opponent senseless. Surely more fun than listening to a political manifesto?

Obama vs Romney — Fight for the White House, created by Top City Apps, also offers the user the opportunity to stage a virtual punch-up between the two presidential candidates.

If you possess a more strategic mind, Lunagames has an app for you. Election Game 2012: Race for the White House puts the users in the hot seat and lets them compete for the presidency. Users are offered a variety of options, from making populist promises to raise teachers’ pay to, more cynically, planting drugs in your opponent’s car. And if you’re really behind in the polls you can always let your ex-girlfriend talk up your presidential credentials.

But whatever you do this election period, do take a leaf out of David Cameron’s book. Don’t worry about technicalities with the pollsters, just chillax with your smart tab.