Yes, Steve Jobs would have voted for Obama

Those TV spots would have been quite something, said Isaacson, considering the strength of Apple’s advertising reputation. “He felt that you needed to do that kind of ‘It’s Morning in America’ thing that Hal Riney did for Reagan,” said Isaacson.

It would have been a rare foray into politics for Jobs, whom Isaacson said “he just didn’t focus on politics.” (In case you were wondering, Isaacson said the topic of the 2012 Republican field never came up).