Biden Gets Support From Silicon Valley Republicans

Aug 17's session of the Democratic National Convention featured multiple tech industry veterans weighing in to support Joe Biden’s presidential bid, including Republicans, despite the broad skepticism his party has taken toward Silicon Valley since the Obama years. Two notable Biden advocates: Susan Molinari, the former House GOP lawmaker who was a top lobbyist for Google from 2012 to 2018, and Meg Whitman, CEO of Quibi and a former chief executive for eBay and Hewlett Packard Enterprise who a decade ago was the Republican nominee for governor in California. Molinari’s high-profile spot is particularly interesting given that the Trump administration is widely expected to file an antitrust suit against Google. If Biden wins, his administration would have to decide whether and how to pursue the lawsuit.