Silicon Valley Not So Sure of This Clinton (Supporters defecting to Obama - WSJ)

[marmar]

Silicon Valley Not So Sure of This Clinton
Concerned About Senator's Leanings, Some of Her Husband's Supporters Defect to Obama
By PETER WALDMAN and PUI-WING TAM
March 26, 2007; Page A5
(See Corrections & Amplifications item below.)

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- For a woman striving to shatter the ultimate glass ceiling, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is getting a surprising rap among some here in Silicon Valley: "old-guard."

This is Clinton-Gore country -- or it was once. Now, several of former President Bill Clinton's earliest and biggest fund-raisers -- such as Sandy Robertson, founder of investment bank Robertson Stephens and a partner at technology buyout firm Francisco Partners; and Steve Westly, an ex-eBay Inc. executive and former controller for California -- have defected to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Others, including venture-capitalist John Doerr and Apple Inc. boss Steve Jobs, are staying conspicuously neutral, possibly waiting to see if their friend Al Gore enters the race.

"Barack Obama may just be the man of our times," says Mr. Robertson, one of President Clinton's largest fund-raisers throughout the 1990s.

Sen. Clinton's early trouble nailing down this high-tech pillar of her husband's base shows how the Obama campaign is confounding some of the New York Democrat's best-laid plans -- here and elsewhere. Up the highway in San Francisco, Sen. Clinton enjoys backing from traditional Democratic donors like real-estate magnate Walter Shorenstein and Susie Tompkins Buell, co-founder of clothing retailer Esprit de Corp. .....(more)

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[Tellurian]

1. Some are hedging their bets..

somewhat behind the curve..imo-

[Dawgs]

2. Huh?

Why do you Clinton supporters dislike Obama so much? I'm an Obama supporter, but I support all Democrat candidates. What has Hillary done that makes her any more qualified than Barack Obama?

[Tellurian]

3. As of today, she's trouncing Obama..

read it here..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3182841

Obama's glitter is starting to wear off..

[Dawgs]

4. First of all, that's not trouncing.

Second, I can find other polls showing her support slipping while his is rising.
Third, don't try to pretend that you ever thought he had any glitter. You've been the first to attack him in every thread where one of the two is mentioned. You disgust me.

[Tellurian]

5. You were all over me when Obama surged in the polls last month..

All it was is a blip on the radar screen. Hillary endured and surged ahead..

Sorry, you want to take your ball home. It's the nature of the game..