Google CEO Eric Schmidt Backs Obama, Will Hit Campaign Trail

Wall Street Journal:

Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will hit the campaign trail this week on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, signaling Mr. Schmidt's push for a greater voice in politics while giving the Obama campaign a boost from a highly desirable constituency.
[Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt in Washington earlier this year. He plans to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Although the Internet-search company has numerous issues pending on Capitol Hill, Mr. Schmidt said in an interview that "I'm doing this personally," adding that "Google is officially neutral" in the campaign.

Read the whole story: Wall Street Journal

Comments

[LisaSt]

05:49 PM on 10/20/2008

I once worked under him and he does not take this endorsemen­t lightly. Now what about Bloomberg? What's he waiting for?

[AnalyzeIT]

10:59 AM on 10/20/2008

YES!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!

Eric, thank you.

P.S. It may take a while, but "our" goolge stock will make a come back.

OBAMA-BIDE­N

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

10:00 AM on 10/20/2008

This is the best part (in my opinion)

"The Google chief plans to join executives from other technology companies to announce their support for Sen. Obama. Sunday"

Obama/Bide­n 08

[vegas9999]

09:00 AM on 10/20/2008

I am just shocked that the CEO of this unbiased outfit would endorse a democrat.

[rich misty]

08:32 AM on 10/20/2008

McCain still has an angry mob supporting him!!!!

[renatam]

08:14 AM on 10/20/2008

Thank you, Eric Schmidt -- Citizen!

Net Neutrality­!

[bob8788]

07:44 AM on 10/20/2008

Welcome aboard the obama train, GOBAMA

http://bar­ackobamaca­ns.blogspo­t.com

[elsasdodo]

07:41 AM on 10/20/2008

No. He makes exactly $1 per year. As do the two Google founders. Google it!

[truegreen]

07:36 AM on 10/20/2008

This why I have confidence that Obama will be a superb leader just look at the talent pool of people he surrounds himself with.

[Whinger]

03:50 AM on 10/20/2008

Wise choice Eric, that means I can continue using Google software!

[RationalDubSteppa]

07:30 AM on 10/20/2008

HAHA... indeed!

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

10:01 AM on 10/20/2008

ROFLMAO, but i'm not sold on their phone just yet. Maybe on Nov 5 look into it *S*

[JadedAggie]

03:14 AM on 10/20/2008

This is actually somewhat surprising considerin­g his recent interviews­. In the interviews I have seen him give in the last few months he really seemed to lead towards the economic policies of the Republican camp.

[betabeta]

03:07 AM on 10/20/2008

Now you know this guy makes over 250K, so if he can support Obama, anyone can..

[BarackstarObama]

05:37 AM on 10/20/2008

Very, very true... the Obama freight train is rolling.

Obama/Bide­n 08

[harriscrl3]

06:52 AM on 10/20/2008

Because they know that we are ALL connected you cant have the middle class suffering and expect to do well financiall­y in this country you need a strong middle class to push people from poverty and to make the upper classes more succesful.

Its in their interest to support Obama.

Carol

[MBLADY]

02:02 AM on 10/20/2008

Yes, Thank You Sir.

[sociocanuck]

01:40 AM on 10/20/2008

What constituen­cy, exactly? People who use The Google to navigate the Series of Tubes?

[Kuroneko]

02:36 AM on 10/20/2008

Internet search engine executives constituen­cy, maybe. That's a huge voting bloc.... in ..... in.... Palo Alto, CA...(?)

[TKFraz]

01:37 AM on 10/20/2008

Thank you Sir!!!!