2024-12-08
“The tide of reversals is indicative of an ideological shift happening in Silicon Valley. Big tech long eschewed Washington but has become increasingly involved in politics as it has coalesced around crypto and AI.”
The Guardian
An analysis of US FEC data: Trump received $273.2M in donations from tech executives and VCs, including $242.6M from Elon Musk, while Harris received $120.9M
FEC filings offer only a glimpse of the money tech is pouring into Washington as it seeks to influence government
The Harris/Biden campaigns were attracting more tech money earlier in the campaign...but those donations were overtaken in June and were eclipsed closer to the election. [image]
The Guardian
An analysis of US FEC data: Trump received $273.2M in donations from tech executives and VCs, including $242.6M from Elon Musk, while Harris received $120.9M
FEC filings offer only a glimpse of the money tech is pouring into Washington as it seeks to influence government
Tech millionaires and billionaires poured almost $400m into either side of the US election campaign...more than half that total was from Musk to Trump. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... [image]
The Guardian
An analysis of US FEC data: Trump received $273.2M in donations from tech executives and VCs, including $242.6M from Elon Musk, while Harris received $120.9M
FEC filings offer only a glimpse of the money tech is pouring into Washington as it seeks to influence government