TechCrunch Hosts Its Own Prez Primary
Dec 20, 2007
Apparently, TechCrunch's Michael Arrington isn't content with just interviewing candidates for the U.S. presidency. The über blogger has now decided to host his own online primary race to select the best "TechPresident" candidate (despite the use of the term, there doesn't seem to be a deal with techPresident.com).
Supporters can "vote" for their candidate at TechCrunch's primary site through midnight PT on Friday, January 18th and the top Democrat and Republican will receive a formal endorsement from TechCrunch. So far, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)and Ron Paul (R-TX) are way ahead of their opponents, something Arrington expects to see change as more people participate.
How much weight such an endorsement will hold outside of Silicon Valley's inner circles is unclear, especially if Kucinich and Paul retain their current leads. You never know what will energize techies to get more involved though, and we're all for ideas like this that spread the word about tech policy issues.
All in all, it's an interesting, if not bizarre, consequence of the ever-changing face of 2008 presidential politics. Speaking of which, one Republican who won't be in the running is Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, who's now backing Governor Mitt Romney.
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2008 Elections, TechCrunch
