In tech support, Obama bests Clinton

IN TECH SUPPORT, OBAMA BESTS CLINTON
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]
[Commentary] Practically from the moment she was sworn into office in 2001, Sen Hillary Clinton (D-NY) began wooing technology firms and their executives in preparation for her presidential bid. She introduced five different broadband bills. She showed up at roundtables with chief executives like Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Adobe's Bruce Chizen, and Symantec's John Thompson. She spoke at a board meeting of the Information Technology Industry Council, whose members include Apple, Cisco Systems, Dell, eBay, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft. She talked up nanotech, lower taxes on stock options, and better e-voting security. She won a coveted endorsement from prominent venture capitalist John Doerr, and, in fact, won more votes in Silicon Valley during last month's California primary. In theory, the New York senator should have been the perfect tech-friendly candidate in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination. So just how did Sen Barack Obama (D-IL) claim that title? A combination of charisma, background, a remarkably well-received convention speech four years ago, and a willingness to embrace technology.
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