A symbolic victory like a keynote speech is nice. But elections are about real power. The House was in the balance in 2018, and Microsoft, Google, Twitter, Oracle, Facebook and Amazon doubled down to get this Republican elected. He would not have won without that money. 2/2
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That support continues now. Salesforce gave to Hurd's campaign just two months ago. The Blackhat keynote drama shows that small amounts of pressure have results, but that pressure is better applied to substance rather than appearance. 3/2 (source data: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?two_year_transaction_period=2018&data_type=processed&committee_id=C00545467&contributor_name=C00323048&contributor_name=C00360354&contributor_name=C00428623&contributor_name=C00502906&contributor_name=C00511600&contributor_name=C00548065&contributor_name=microsoft&min_date=01%2F01%2F2017&max_date=12%2F31%2F2018 …)
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Gina Ortiz Jones would have been the first openly gay congresswoman from Texas. She lost by 1,150 votes. The big tech companies bought this election for her opponent. 4/2pic.twitter.com/gDjYIZcYWU
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