Two decades after its birth, Silicon Valley is learning how to play politics. In this multimedia special report, NEWS.COM looks at who gets the valley's vote, why it has trouble deciding on a candidate, and what difference its support makes inside the Beltway.
Growing up is hard to do
By Mike YamamotoSilicon Valley is getting old enough to take political
responsibility, but its maturity is stunted by naivete and an ambivalence about Democratic fiscal policy and Republican social philosophy that keeps it deep in swing-vote territory.
Deep pockets and short arms
By Jane Black and Mike Yamamoto
The industry generates so much money that Washington is forced to
take notice. But the hard numbers show that so far the candidates themselves aren't seeing much of that bounty.
The battlefields
By Mike Yamamoto
In the last year, the industry has focused primarily on
five key policy issues, with mixed results.