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Why Silicon Valley Is Turning Red
Tipp Insights ^ | 8/24/24 | Ed Board

Posted on 08/24/2024 8:02:50 AM PDT by CFW

The 2024 presidential election is throwing up many firsts. While some, like the bait-and-switch candidacy, are blatantly oblivious, others are a little less pronounced.

One such shift is happening in Silicon Valley. Known as a Democrat bastion over the years, there is a notable shift in the tide. Billionaire entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and others with huge clout in the tech domain are throwing their weight behind Donald Trump. Elon Musk and David Sacks are just two prominent names on a list that is growing daily.

While the turn of events does not suggest that Silicon Valley is turning all red, the sector's disenchantment with Democrats is apparent. Being an incumbent in any election has its share of advantages but is also a time of reckoning. Harris's tenure as California's attorney general was largely favorable toward the tech industry, but her years as VP have taken away some of that sheen. The Biden-Harris administration, over its tenure, has lost powerful friends and created discontent among the tech giants.

Deeply unhappy with the current administration's backing of antitrust enforcement and hostile policies toward cryptocurrency, the most influential voices are moving away from Harris. Many in the tech world believe that the Democrats proposed tax on unrealized capital gains will sound the death knell for many startups and the venture capital industry.

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KEYWORDS: bigtech; california; economy; elections; kamalaharris; minnesota; sanfrancisco; siliconvalley; techindustry; timwalz
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There is a shift from the Democrats to Republicans in many different groups of blocking blocs.

It will be interesting to see if these shifts are enough to make a difference in November.

1 posted on 08/24/2024 8:02:50 AM PDT by CFW
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‘Course we have to balance this against the shift of all the JOYFUL people to Harris-Walz.


2 posted on 08/24/2024 8:08:51 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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Silicon Valley is not turning red. Some businessmen are throwing support behind a business friendly candidate, but will continue to pursue other lunatic liberal politics.


3 posted on 08/24/2024 8:13:33 AM PDT by LouAvul (DEI = Didn't Earn It. )
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Wouldn’t it be something if Trump could somehow flip CA?


4 posted on 08/24/2024 8:15:03 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
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Finally got deep enough in their pockets? I doubt it.


5 posted on 08/24/2024 8:16:35 AM PDT by ponygirl (Stay gold.)
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“Silicon Valley is not turning red. Some businessmen are throwing support behind a business friendly candidate, but will continue to pursue other lunatic liberal politics.”

^THIS


6 posted on 08/24/2024 8:21:18 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: ducttape45

That would be a bit of a stretch. Biden got 11.1M votes here, to Trump’s 6.0M


7 posted on 08/24/2024 8:24:50 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: LouAvul

Agreed. I live in Silicon Valley and don’t see any shift.

But I DO notice that I still see more Obama bumper stickers than I see Harris bumper stickers. And nary a Harris yard sign, either. No joy here.


8 posted on 08/24/2024 8:28:20 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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I thought sillycone valley had always been communist red. Seemed like it to me.

The still are donating buckets of money to the communist party aka the dnc.

9 posted on 08/24/2024 8:32:30 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (More important than why there was nobody protecting the AGR roof, how did Crooks know that?)
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Harris's tenure as California's attorney general was largely favorable toward the tech industry, but her years as VP have taken away some of that sheen.

We are so tired of everyone only caring about what’s good for themselves. It’s time make decisions on what’s good for the country. MAGA!

10 posted on 08/24/2024 8:44:25 AM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free ( )
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The shifts occur, but the polls don’t move and The Party always wins. Isn’t that amazing?


11 posted on 08/24/2024 8:45:04 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
The systematic demolition of LA, and now SF, and turning the entire state into a illegal migrants' camp, while eliminating the ban on so-called affirmative action in university admissions.

12 posted on 08/24/2024 8:59:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: ducttape45

When I walk my neighborhood here in SoCal there are a some Trump signs and flags out. However, I have only seen one Harris sign.


13 posted on 08/24/2024 9:08:33 AM PDT by Parley Baer (e)
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Never fear…open borders are here!


14 posted on 08/24/2024 9:08:50 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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Hopefully this doesn’t mean Trump will continue to allow h1b workers from India to continue to flood the country as a favor for the big tech support


15 posted on 08/24/2024 9:12:36 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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Money trumps ideology ..............


16 posted on 08/24/2024 9:16:05 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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There is no Red or Blue .

This interview of Whitney Webb is interesting.

Intelligence agencies, Silicon Valley Oligarchs…..Wall Street …

Whitney Webb EXPOSES Kamala, Trump, Israel And More! (Interview)

17 posted on 08/24/2024 9:20:37 AM PDT by OldHarbor (strained statutory arguments, appeals to inconsistent history, reliance on out-of-circuit authority)
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To: j.havenfarm

I know, but still, imagine the sight of liberal heads spinning clear off their bodies.


18 posted on 08/24/2024 9:21:58 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
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To: The Truth Will Make You Free

“We are so tired of everyone only caring about what’s good for themselves. It’s time make decisions on what’s good for the country. MAGA!”

Agreed. Perhaps there should be a sign at every voting location to “Vote for America.” It would probably come as a revelation to many voters.


19 posted on 08/24/2024 9:34:30 AM PDT by ChessExpert (Scarborough: "This is the Best Biden ever.")
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To: ducttape45

Too many immigrants. Too many illegals.


20 posted on 08/24/2024 9:43:28 AM PDT by libh8er
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