Another nugget from the TechCrunch interview with McCain's new victory chair, Carly Fiorina, deals with the issue of an Open Internet, a.k.a., Net Neutrality:

MA: A related issue is net neutrality, which is such an obscure topic for most of America but it’s a big touch point, as you know, in Silicon Valley. The Republicans seem to be on the side of stand off on the issue until we clearly see something go wrong. The Democrats, both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are saying, hardcore, go at it, enact legislation to say net neutrality is law, and that’s just the way it has to be. Do you think there’s room on the Republican platform to take a more proactive approach ensuring a level playing field to all service providers?

CF: I think there’s room on the platform. I’m not making a prediction…

MA: I led you right to where I wanted you to go…

CF: Yea, I’m not making a prediction. John McCain has been very clear in saying that he would ban permanently taxation on the internet and taxation on mobile technologies, something the Democrats haven’t said by the way. And I think that he truly understands the role that these kinds of technologies play in growing the economy. But I don’t want to go much further than that because I haven’t had that conversation with him, but I would say that he has innovators at the heart of his policy making, as does the economic team.

While Carly does a good job of not answering the NN question directly, she does leave me wondering if it's possible that John McCain could come around on this critical issue. I plan on asking Carly about this issue directly if I can ever get an interview on the schedule.

[Disclosure: I actively support, and help consult for the Open Internet Coalition.]