TechCrunch wants to provide a voice for digital policy and technology issues in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election, and so we've decided to hold our own political primaries online. Voting will be open from Tuesday, December 18 through noon pst Monday, January 28. TechCrunch will endorse one candidate from each the Democratic and Republican party as the pro-tech candidate based on the popular results of reader voting and blog input from our community of technology leaders and entrepreneurs.
Check out where the candidates stand on tech issues:
| Net Neutrality | Immigration and H1B Visas |
| Taxes & Internet Taxes | Technology Education |
| Digital Divide | Identity Theft |
| Mobile Spectrum Auction | China |
| Intellectual Property | Renewable Energy |
| Other |
Select a party to see the candidate list and popular voting results:
TechCrunch Posts and Interviews:
- McCain Embraces Tech Executives For White House Push - TechCrunch Interviews Carly Fiorina
- Get Ready for Super Tuesday
- The TechCrunch Tech President Endorsements: Barack Obama and John McCain
- Ron Paul Softens Stance On Net Neutrality; Talks On Other Tech Issues
- Kucinich Banned By ABC, Talks To TechCrunch (sort of)
- Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel Does Things A Little Differently
- Q&A With Senator Barack Obama On Key Technology Issues
- Senator Edwards: Defender Of Net Neutrality And Open Spectrum Allocations
- McCain Embarrassed by Yahoo’s Actions in China; Also Calls Google To The Mat
- Interview With Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney On Technology Issues












