This panel was a lot of fun! Thanks to and for hosting. Here are the slides I shared...
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Conversation
1. Pew surveys over the last three years show that there is no such thing as a "techlash" among Dem voters.
R voters have slipped -18 pts against tech, but Dem votes have remained consistently positive toward tech (58% approval)
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2. This is especially true of moderate swing voters who were critical to Biden's 2020 victory and will be so again in '24.
While conservatives had most neg views toward tech, mod Dem voters -- about half of all Dems -- had the most POSITIVE of all groups
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3. We wanted to dig a little deeper so we commissioned to survey '22 midterm voters
Full results here:
progresschamber.org/wp-content/upl
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4. We asked, how do you want Biden Admin to approach tech?
10% said "aggressive regulation" and 14% said "hands off."
But in the middle, 40% said "pass consumer protections but preserve services' usefulness" and 26% said "bring more tech jobs.
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Tech has now shed 200k US jobs since Jan 2022. As my colleague writes, we need a national plan to add more tech jobs.
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5. Then, what tech issues do you want Biden Admin to focus on?
Top answers:
- Scams/malware
- Consumer privacy
- Data discrim
- Broadband
Bottom answers:
- Eliminate 230
- Ban targeted ads
- Ban integrated tech services
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I want to see Biden reelected. That's why I hope the Administration is a little more Scranton and a little less ivory tower in its approach to tech regulation.
- More privacy, security, jobs, broadband.
- Don't mess w/ content moderation or services people value.
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Video of my slides at today's discussion - what midterm voters want from Biden's tech policy:
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