Voting Records, Statements Reveal GOP Tech Views

VOTING RECORDS, STATEMENTS REVEAL GOP TECH VIEWS
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: Sandra Gonzalez]
Republican presidential candidates often are criticized, even by some experts in their own party, for lagging Democratic hopefuls in their use of technology for campaigning. But when it comes to tech issues, some of the GOP candidates have either talked technology or have congressional voting records that talk for them. Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas has been active in pushing legislation related to "decency" and regulatory controls on various forms of media. Sen. John McCain this year has sponsored a bill aimed at making the moratorium on certain Internet-related taxes permanent. And Reps. Duncan Hunter of California and Tom Tancredo of Colorado have voted on tech-related legislation even though they have not sponsored any since 1998 and 2003, respectively. Voting records aside, new, official positions on tech issues sometimes can be hard to determine for the GOP candidates. Few of the campaigns responded to questions on various tech issues posed by Technology Daily. David All, a Republican new media consultant, said the candidates' lack of online presence is in part responsible. "They're not hearing from online constituents who are the ones who are largely concerned with technology issues," All said. The campaign staff of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the current GOP frontrunner, is mum on specific tech issues.
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