Good morning.
With President Joe Biden’s announcement that he won’t seek re-election, all eyes have turned to Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee. We’re already seeing headlines reminding us that she’s a Black, Asian-American woman who’s “eminently qualified” to run for the top job. More on that later.
Tech leaders have been among the most willing to flag a favorite in the presidential race so far. Last week, after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt and chose Sen. J.D. Vance (R–Ohio) as his running mate, Elon Musk said he’d spend $180 million to help elect Trump, despite the Republican nominee’s vow to end subsidies for EVs. Also supporting the Trump ticket are Musk’s fellow PayPal Mafia alums David O. Sacks and Peter Thiel, who co-wrote a book called The Diversity Myth almost 30 years ago—a bold stance for two white men raised in South Africa to take as apartheid was being dismantled.
