The head of Google would support Barak Obama

The head of Google, Eric Schmidt (Eric Schmidt) has decided to support Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. This Schmidt told the magazine in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.


The head of Google stressed that the decision to support Obama was his personal initiative and the company as a whole is neutral towards both candidates.

Executive Director of Google added that the statement in support of Obama would be "natural evolution" of its position: Schmidt is an informal adviser to Senator from Illinois. The Wall Street Journal as one of the possible reasons for the statements Schmidt calls it a desire in the event of victory Obama to take a leading position in the presidential administration of U.S. technological development.

Schmidt intends to make a statement of support on Sunday, 26 October. In addition to his Obama should support the heads of several major technology corporations, but what magazine did not specify.

As we approach election day - the fourth of November - many political and public figures have expressed their support for Barack Obama. Among them entered the former U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, a Republican. In addition, support for the black senator said several major American newspapers (for example, Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle).