President Barack Obama appealed to Democratic donors in Silicon Valley and met with Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs on the second-day of a western campaign swing to defend his party’s congressional majorities against Republican gains in the Nov. 2 elections.
Obama sandwiched a 45-minute meeting with Jobs just after landing in the San Francisco area yesterday in between campaign appearances in Seattle on behalf of Washington Democratic Senator Patty Murray and two fundraisers where the party was aiming to raise about $1.8 million.
“They discussed American competitiveness and education, especially reforms such as the president’s Race to the Top initiative,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement afterward. “They then talked about energy independence and ways to increase job creation.”
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