Pete Buttigieg

And maybe there's an intuitive answer to that counterintuitive thing, which is that many of them feel their short-term business interests or personal financial interests are better served by Republicans.

I get that.

I get that.

I would counter, as I think a lot of people in Silicon Valley who are still Democrats would, that

I would counter, as I think a lot of people in Silicon Valley who are still Democrats would, that

Look, a healthy business environment, you know, you don't want to be overregulated, but you also want to make sure you're in an environment with rule of law.

Look, a healthy business environment, you know, you don't want to be overregulated, but you also want to make sure you're in an environment with rule of law.

You want to be in a place where it's safe to say scientific truths out loud.

You want to be in a place where it's safe to say scientific truths out loud.

You want to be in a place where somebody can't impose their interpretation of their religion on other people.

You want to be in a place where somebody can't impose their interpretation of their religion on other people.

I have a whole counter to that.

I have a whole counter to that.

But, you know, I think that's the kind of swirl that we got into definitely just in those short years between 2020 and 24.

But, you know, I think that's the kind of swirl that we got into definitely just in those short years between 2020 and 24.

This is an amazing example of some of the false equivalencies that I've seen thrown around out there.

This is an amazing example of some of the false equivalencies that I've seen thrown around out there.

I would acknowledge, I think a lot of folks would say that it came really close to the stove some of the times when the administration was trying to make sure that bad information or misinformation wasn't being pushed into the public health conversation and was engaging social media companies that were trying to be responsible and do the right thing and

I would acknowledge, I think a lot of folks would say that it came really close to the stove some of the times when the administration was trying to make sure that bad information or misinformation wasn't being pushed into the public health conversation and was engaging social media companies that were trying to be responsible and do the right thing and

There might be moments that they got that wrong or went too far.