Pete Ricketts has always been an ally of Silicon Valley
The Good Life? Vol. 1, No. 9
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We're a little over two weeks away from the midterm elections, so this is another politics-focused column. Read on for lore about Pete Ricketts's support for Big Tech and data centers; some awful pro-Osborn mailers; the latest polling from their race for the U.S. Senate seat; and a win for any Nebraska voters who happen to live overseas.
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Not The Good Life: Big Tech is a friend to Pete Ricketts
This isn't particularly surprising, given U.S. tech billionaires' eagerness to ally themselves with the Trump administration, but the industry has picked a candidate in the race for Nebraska's U.S. Senate seat and he's not named Dan Osborn. It's not just companies like Google and Meta backing Ricketts: It's also the cryptocurrency sector, which recently poured $7.5 million into the race to support his campaign.
Still, as The American Prospect recently pointed out, Big Tech isn't spending overwhelming amounts to support him. (Together, Meta and Google's PACs have contributed a paltry $22,500 to the candidate.) That's partly because Ricketts has been self-financing his campaign. But perhaps it's also because Silicon Valley CEOs know he's practically guaranteed to deliver what they want, whether they pay for it or not.