<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, mitt romney]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, mitt romney]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/mittromney http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/mittromney <![CDATA[eBay's Meg Whitman sniped on Romney Cabinet post, but bidding on Governor's mansion?]]> Meg Whitman, at the top too longWith Romney dropping out of the race, his cofinance chair, retiring eBay CEO Meg Whitman has been outbid on a Cabinet position in the Romney Administration. But what about running for governor of California? Retired businesspeople need to find something to do with their time. Sitting around the house after running a company 24/7 is all too intolerable. Yes, Whitman smashed rumors of a 2010 gubernatorial run in California, but many, many, wannabe politicians say that before jumping into a race.

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354051&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mitt Romney, my choice for president, "suspended"...]]> AP080207021769-2.jpgMitt Romney, my choice for president, "suspended" his campaign today. More disappointing? Dave Winer, who will never, ever let you forget his pioneering role in blogging, will continue to blather on about the election in his Twitter feed for months and months. Dude, we get it. You like Obama.

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=353888&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[9,388 in Santa Clara disappointed to learn Edwards no longer running]]>
The top ten employers in California congressional District 15 include Cisco, Stanford, HP, Lockheed Martin, IBM, Intel and Google. Here's a hearty congratulations to the 9,388 of you voted for John Edwards. Good job. Too bad he isn't running for president anymore. Absentee voting by mail, a popular option in California, likely explains their votes. Another 8,104 of you voted for a guy — Mike Huckabee — who thinks Noah coaxed a T-Rex on board the Ark. Next time, if you want to participate in civic affairs, why not spend the afternoon editing Wikipedia? Here's how the rest of Santa Clara County voted, according to the Mercury News.

Democratic primary

  • 113,032 for Clinton (55 percent)
  • 80,946 for Obama (39 percent)
  • 9,388 for Edwards (5 percent)

Republican primary

  • 44,709 for McCain (50 percent)
  • 23,050 for Romney (26 percent)
  • 8,104 for Huckabee (9 percent)
  • 4,643 for Paul (5 percent)

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=353229&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Meg Whitman quashes governor rumor, but could she serve under Romney?]]> Meg WhitmanCould retiring eBay CEO Meg Whitman run to be the next governor of California, as the Los Angeles Times speculated recently? Absolutely not, she told managers at the San Jose-based auction giant recently. But as that rumor was quashed, another one arose: That she's angling to be a Cabinet secretary in a future Mitt Romney presidency. Romney's campaign is still seen as a longshot. But the two share close ties. Whitman is Romney's finance cochair. And they both belong to a shadowy, secretive cult with vast, poorly understood powers — that is to say, they're both former management consultants.

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=349331&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Does your VC have a Democrat in his pocket?]]> BarackandHillary.jpgSenator Clinton polls higher than Senator Obama in Santa Clara County, 43 percent to 27 percent, a Clinton campaign staffer told the Wall Street Journal. But we know what really counts in Silicon Valley: money. And when it comes to raising cash, Barack Obama's winning over the tech crowd. He raised about $500,000 just last weekend at a breakfast in Atherton. Wondering who was there? Here's a list of known Silicon Valley supporters for each candidate.

Not many in the Silicon Valley money crowd support Hillary Clinton. The notable exception is John Doerr, who now counts former VP Al Gore as a colleague at Kleiner Perkins.

The list is lengthier for Barack Obama.

  • David Anderson, managing director, Sutter Hill Ventures
  • John Thompson, Symantec CEO
  • Gordon Eubanks, former Symantec CEO
  • Yahoo exec Brad Garlinghouse
  • Former California gubernatorial candidate, current Steve Jurvetson pal and Tesla Motors board member Steve Westly
  • John Roos, CEO of law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Google execs David Drummond and Marissa Mayer
  • Google.org director Larry Brilliant
  • YouTube founder Chad Hurley
  • VC Doug Hickey of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
  • VC Stewart Alsop of Alsop Louie
  • Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitielo
  • Sequoia Capital venture capitalist Michael Moritz
  • Craiglist founder Craig Newmark
  • Netscape and Ning founder Marc Andreessen (who also supports Mitt Romney)

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