The average size of individual contributions to Khanna's campaign is more than double to those of Honda's.
“The money gives Khanna an advantage in what could become one of the costliest congressional races in the nation,” NYT said.
“Whether or not this political start-up is ultimately successful, Khanna's campaign underscores the tech industry's push to elect candidates who will further its interests in Washington, even if that means, as in this race, trying to replace a party stalwart with a relative unknown,” it said.
Using the jargon of tech start-ups, Khanna said he will be a “disruptive” force in Washington.
He said there is need for “Government 2.0” and a “reset” of Congress. Khanna said of his list of tech endorsers, “everyone who is seen as a person of the future has endorsed our campaign”.
Khanna has authored ‘Entrepreneurial Nation', a book on manufacturing and American competitiveness, and was a deputy assistant commerce secretary from 2009 to 2011.
