Read the first paragraph. Executives are expressing concerns on their influence over Republican, primarily over the Tea Party. As TP is constantly fighting with the other Republicans, these executives see poor prospect in Republican's re-election.
Take immigration for example. Sure SV excutives have moved a bunch of people to start working on the immigration reform bill early this year, the group is broken. I believe all but one Republican is left in the group of 7 drafting the bill. Which means the bill will not get through neither House nor Senate in the next 6-12 months unless the seven congressmen sit together again.
Surely government is relying on the Internet to spread their agenda and is constantly working with new startup to make government operation "more efficient", but these people, IMHO, don't really make politicians move.
On the other hand, bankers continuously influence economic policy. This is an extremely specialized area (and since Federal Reserve board is made up of bankers around the country).
SV is still not close enough. They shake a President's hand, but that's pretty much it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/10/us/business-groups-see-los...
Read the first paragraph. Executives are expressing concerns on their influence over Republican, primarily over the Tea Party. As TP is constantly fighting with the other Republicans, these executives see poor prospect in Republican's re-election.
Take immigration for example. Sure SV excutives have moved a bunch of people to start working on the immigration reform bill early this year, the group is broken. I believe all but one Republican is left in the group of 7 drafting the bill. Which means the bill will not get through neither House nor Senate in the next 6-12 months unless the seven congressmen sit together again.
Surely government is relying on the Internet to spread their agenda and is constantly working with new startup to make government operation "more efficient", but these people, IMHO, don't really make politicians move.
On the other hand, bankers continuously influence economic policy. This is an extremely specialized area (and since Federal Reserve board is made up of bankers around the country).
SV is still not close enough. They shake a President's hand, but that's pretty much it.