Harris aims to open Silicon Valley checkbooks after tech donors had drifted to Trump [Video]

WASHINGTON — As Kamala Harris’ campaign looks to re-engage Democratic donors who held back support from President Joe Biden, it is finding renewed interest from a sector that has increasingly favored Donald Trump: Silicon Valley.

Democrats say the suggestion tech sector donors were moving toward Republicans was overstated. But they agree Harris — who started in politics in the Bay Area in California — has helped unlock support that was on the sidelines.

“The pivot that has occurred in the last three days is dramatic,” said Steve Westly, a venture capitalist and who ran for governor of California in 2006. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a surge of enthusiasm in any campaign I’ve been involved with.”

Biden administration accomplishments welcomed by tech industry voters include the CHIPS Act and a climate bill Westly called the “biggest green stimulus in human history.” Harris has a strong track record on issues that Silicon Valley donors …