Supporters lay out tech reasons to vote for Obama, McCain

Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform and a supporter of Sen John McCain (R-AZ), squared off against Larry Irving, president and CEO of the Irving Information Group and a telecom advisor for former President Bill Clinton. Norquist largely focused on tax policy and trade policy during a morning forum hosted by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). He often criticized Obama's proposals instead of talking about McCain's plans for tech-related issues. Irving talked about Obama's proposals to give U.S. residents more access to broadband and to open up government by using technology. At a different event, McCain adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin was supposed to debate former Federal Communications Commission Chairman and current Obama supporter Reed Hundt. But Holtz-Eakin canceled to appear on MSNBC instead.