Conservatives turn on Silicon Valley — and the free market
After the 2012 election, national Republicans made a concerted effort to hack into Silicon Valley. The Romney campaign had just been thoroughly outclassed by Barack Obama’s technology team. The GOP also thought Big Tech could help push its agenda on items both sides agreed on, including corporate tax and immigration reform. And it couldn’t hurt to have closer ties with a sector of vast wealth and cultural influence to fill the party’s coffers and up its coolness quotient.
But things are a little different in today’s Trumpublican Party. In a tweet yesterday morning, President Trump again attacked Amazon:
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Conservatives turn on Silicon Valley — and the free market
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