Wall Street Journal: Silicon Valley Steps Up for Native Kamala Harris in Trump Showdown
Tech executives are hopeful that Harris’s Silicon Valley ties, combined with her grasp of the impacts of law-enforcement—owing to her background—will position her to be open-minded about emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, which the Biden administration has at times been hard on.
The industry is also hoping it might get an ally in the White House after years of criticism and mounting antitrust enforcement. While Biden has taken an aggressive stance toward antitrust enforcement, selecting Amazon critic Lina Khan to chair the Federal Trade Commission, Harris hasn’t been focused on technology for much of her time as vice president.
“It’s a question of whether she’s going to be open to their policy ideas, or just have a more consistent relationship,” said Caitlin Legacki, a former senior aide to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.