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Donald Trump finds unusual support in Silicon Valley
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Jul 22, 2016
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Donald Trump finds unusual support in Silicon Valley
Billionaire Peter Thiel is one of the co-founders of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook. He's the first openly gay speaker to address the RNC.
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, delivers a speech during the final evening session of the Republican National Convention.
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Billionaire Peter Thiel is one of the co-founders of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook. He's the first openly gay speaker to address the RNC.

The state of the economy may be what matters the most to Presidential voters.

The tech industry is one of the strongest sectors of the economy. One of last night's Republican National Convention speakers is a prominent player in that field. 

Billionaire Peter Thiel is one of the co-founders of PayPal and a Trump supporter. But beyond Thiel, Trump's reach in Silicon Valley falls short.  

"Silicon Valley does not like Trump," says Politico's Tony Romm. 

Last week, a group of more than 140 tech entrepreneurs and executives published a letter online opposing Trump’s run for the presidency. This includes Steve Wozniak of Apple fame, the CEO of Yelp, and LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman, who all believe Trump is a threat to the internet. 

Despite Thiel's speech, it won't move Silicon Valley to support the GOP presidential nominee. 

"The tech industry just likely isn’t going to gravitate towards Trump even with folks like Peter Thiel speaking on his behalf because of all the negative things Trump has said about the industry and some of its top companies," says Romm. 

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