Do you have any proof to suggest the tech community might support Burgum?
Nope, just my speculation. But when he was campaigning earlier in the year one criticism that I read (from a conservative commentator) was that due to his career background, he was too cozy with the majority-liberal tech community based out of the Bay Area, Seattle, Austin, etc.
He seems to be a tech-friendly, pro-business, oil/gas/mineral-friendly, anti-China politician. Those were the issues he was highlighting when I got mailings from his campaign. He’s not a culture warrior. But then again, neither is Trump.