Rick Merritt from EETimes has some numbers on how the Silicon Valley technology companies are funding the candidates. Looks like Obama has the edge in most categories but not all. Article here: http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/210603035
Posts Tagged ‘Election ’08’
Silicon Valley and Election ’08
September 24, 2008CUTTING TAXES! NO NEW TAXES!
September 18, 2008You know, that in every election almost every party talks about cutting taxes someway or another. If this were really true, we would be down to a zero tax rate 30 years ago! Why can’t candidates ever just say “we’re going to try and make things a bit more efficient, and change the direction of [...]
Science Debate ’08
September 15, 2008Ah-hah, this is what I’ve been looking for. A real indication of what the prospective candidates think of the Science and Innovation. A group of organisations got together and formed a list of 14 fundamental questions to ask the candidates. And fortunately, both Obama and McCain have obliged with their (very long) comments. I’ll analyze [...]
Tale of two elections
September 5, 2008An observation on the two elections coming up from Marty Klinkenberg of the Telegraph Journal. I like how he sums up the differences in the campaign style, and the the mood of the voters. I personally am quite a bit more interested in how the American election will go. Far more intriguing!
Letter about Sarah Palin
September 4, 2008I know that other wordpressers (new word?) are mentioning it as well, but here is a letter from someone who actually knew her in Wasilla, Alaska. I hope this isn’t someone with some reason to personally dislike her, but a real unbiased account of her time there. Link here
Looking good for Obama
July 24, 2008Here’s an article that makes some interesting historical comparisons on www.centerforpolitics.com . http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=AIA2008072401
