Who does the high-tech world want to be our next president? How about a dark horse candidate with no skeletons in his closet and a clear tech agenda? Read on to find out who Cringely's voting for this year As we enter the home stretch of Election 2008, it’s hard to avoid the subject of presidential politics. You can’t swing a cat without hitting a pollster or someone stumping for one candidate or the other. I can hardly pick up the phone without finding a robo-caller on the other end. I’m missing deadlines because I’m too wrapped up in following my fave news sites. So it’s all politics all the time here in Cringeville. Computerworld’s Patrick Thibodeaux has a wonderfully silly article analyzing sales of candidate coffee cups at 7-Eleven stores in states with lots of high-tech workers. Highly caffeinated geeks overwhelmingly would rather ride a Donkey than an Elephant; overall, 60 percent of 7-Eleven shoppers pick the Obama cup. (Then again, they drink their coffee at 7-Eleven, so what do they know?)Google traffic favors Obama too. According to ComScore, 5.4 million people visited Obama’s campaign site in August, versus 3 million for JohnMccain.com. September’s numbers may prove better for the GOP, due to interest in veep choice Sarah Palin. (Sorry folks, there are no nude photos there. Lord knows I’ve looked.) Google’s Eric Schmidt has come out strong for Obama. (With Al Gore on Google’s board, that’s not a huge surprise.) Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman support John McCain (possibly because they thought he’d pick them instead of Caribou Barbie for a running mate). Schmidt may end up eating all by himself at the Bohemian Grove, though; four out of five CEOs still prefer the GOP. Read my lips: It’s all about the taxes.How are the candidates themselves on high-tech issues? John McCain has made no secret of his technical nonprowess (though he did invent the BlackBerry — not). Obama seems much more comfortable with tech, though a) that may be just his advisors talking, and b) we still don’t know if he’s a PC or a Mac. I’m betting on the latter.As for me, this year I’m not endorsing either nominee. Instead, I’m urging readers to vote for me as a write-in candidate. I’m younger than John McCain, wear less makeup than Sarah Palin, have more hair than Joe Biden, and I never pal around with terrorists unless they’re buying. Hey, we’ve done worse. Want to be Cringely’s running mate? Nominate yourself below or e-mail The Next President of The United States: cringe (at) infoworld (dot) com. Software DevelopmentSmall and Medium Business