Kamala/Walz 2024
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James Murdoch, Mark Cuban and dozens of other business leaders endorse Kamala Harris for president
"Dozens of business leaders are throwing their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she is the stronger candidate for the American economy and the future of democracy.
In a three-page letter, a group of 88 business leaders — including high-profile current and former executives from major public companies across tech, media, and finance — emphasized that they believe a Harris administration can better nurture the private sector.
“Her election is the best way to support the continued strength, security, and reliability of our democracy and economy,” the open letter, which was first shared with CNBC, reads.
The signees include notable executives such as James Murdoch, Mark Cuban and LinkedIn billionaire Reid Hoffman. The endorsements underscore the support Harris has not only in Silicon Valley, a traditional Democratic stronghold, but in some corners on Wall Street and at some consumer-facing companies.
The business leaders argued in the letter that as vice president, Harris advanced “actions to spur business investment in the United States and ensure American businesses can compete and win in the global market.”
“She will continue to advance fair and predictable policies that support the rule of law, stability, and a sound business environment, and she will strive to give every American the opportunity to pursue the American dream,” the letter reads.
The signees include high-profile executives, including James Murdoch, the former 21st Century Fox CEO and son of Rupert Murdoch; Michael Lynton, the Snap chairman; Jeremy Stoppelman, the Yelp chief executive; Hoffman, the former LinkedIn chief executive; Jeff Lawson, the Twilio co-founder; Laurene Powell Jobs, the Emerson Collective chief executive; Mark Cuban, the entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” host; Peter Chernin, the TCG founder and former Fox chief operating officer; and Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Wndr founder and managing partner and former Walt Disney Studios chairman."
I think the key statement they make is "predictable". That is the biggest issue for business with Trump, he is completely unpredictable and frankly hasn't shown much ability to be disciplined.
There is nothing that businesses hate more than unknowns. You can't project for that, you can't plan for that.
Trumps moves towards furthering Tariffs are awful for many businesses and they know it.
Not only is he unpredictable and undisciplined, it's clear that he's not even the same guy he was in 2016 or even 2020. The dude is clearly off his rocker and then you surround him with a bunch of smarmy syncophants willing to do his bidding, with no guardrails and no re-election campaign to worry about? You're just asking for Pandora's box to be opened and that's untenable to many in the business community.
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