Silicon Valley

home to Google, tech innovation and some of the world's richest people, is sending money to a young, untested presidential candidate who is sort of like a start-up -- Barack Obama.

"It is absolutely the case that Obama is seen as different, and therefore appealing to Silicon Valley," said Bill Ericson, a political independent and general partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, a venture capital firm.

People in Silicon Valley, who love innovation and change, see Obama as a break from the past, he said. Obama has received funding from high-flying tech executives like John Thompson, the chief executive of Symantec Corp.

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