Wall Street Journal: 'Even Silicon Valley Tilts Republican'
Source: Wall Street Journal
Google recently became the country’s biggest political donor, replacing heavily regulated Goldman Sachs . It’s too bad the technology industry has been forced to ante up in Washington’s money game, but the good news is that depending on the results from this week’s elections, Silicon Valley could at least start getting its money’s worth.
... Technology companies long associated with liberal causes are switching loyalties. In 2010 Democratic candidates for national office got 55% of contributions from tech-company political-action committees. This year Republicans have received 52%. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, companies with PACs giving more to Republicans than to Democrats include Google, Facebook and Amazon.
... Silicon Valley is also using donations locally to get immigration reform back on track. Top executives including Google’s Eric Schmidt , Yahoo ’s Marissa Mayer and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen are funding challenger Rohit Khanna against longtime Rep. Mike Honda for the congressional seat in Santa Clara, Calif. Both are Democrats, but Mr. Khanna is courting Republican voters and calls Mr. Honda “ideologically extreme.”
Read more: http://online.wsj.com/articles/gordon-crovitz-even-silicon-valley-tilts-republican-1414973099
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Yes, the piece is full of right-wing talking points, but it does correctly point out the rightward shift of many of Silicon Valley's largest employers.
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