Hillary Clinton woos technology leaders in San Francisco

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Hillary Clinton took her turn Friday in the Bay Area’s continuing march of presidential candidates, pitching to two key groups she’s depending on for support: Progressive women and Democratic technology leaders.

Surrounded in San Francisco by an enthusiastic crowd of 1,000, mostly women who paid $250 or more for a boxed lunch, Clinton declared she is “not running as a woman candidate. I’m running because I think I’m the best person to hit the ground running.”

Never mind the theme of the lunch was “Making History.”

“From my perspective, as a woman executive who has run a couple of companies, I’d be thrilled to have Hillary as the first woman president,” said Lorraine Hariton, a technology executive who helped organize Clinton events on Friday.

“She is her own person and is very interested understanding what’s on the mind of people and Silicon Valley is a key area.”

Arriving later in the afternoon at Google, Clinton met with technology executives from several companies who had been invited by the technology giant to discuss policy issues. She then met with Google employees.

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