How to Hack a Party Line: The Democrats and Silicon Valley.

• Author: Gallagher, Tom
• Position: Brief Article

How to Hack a Party Line: The Democrats and Silicon Valley by Sara Miles Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 248 pages. $24.00.

For four years, Sara Miles followed Wade Randlett around. She describes him as a "passionately centrist," young Democratic Party operative who was committed to persuading Silicon Valley that the "New Democrats" absolutely "get" the "New Economy."

In Silicon Valley, for a while there, it seemed you had only to give people stock options and the money would just grow later. The valley guys were traditionally known for having "deep pockets and short arms." When it came to political contributions and a few other things...