I keep thinking about how California just doesn’t line up with McCain, but in the heartland of America his popularity appears to be growing. I think there are lots of reasons for this, but I think California is less accepting of the technically illiterate. I bet Bush’s popularity free-falled in CA when he referred to “The Google.” While I haven’t heard that from McCain, Obama comes across as someone that is comfortable Skyping with his daughters, relentlessly pounds away on his Blackberry (I wonder if Michelle ever takes it away like my wife) and is planning on a CTO for our Country.
As an entreprenuer, I’m not totally clear on Obama’s plan to eliminate capital gains on startups, but I do believe that in an economy and a country that is becoming more dependent on technological innovation that he’s more likely to be educated and comfortable with new technologies.
For what it’s worth, here’s a TechCrunch article on thier endorsements (during the primary period - ironically, Arrington endorsed both Obama & McCain). Has useful links to their policy positions and interviews with TC:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/29/the-techcrunch-tech-president-endorsements-barack-obama-and-john-mccain/