VCs are fighting, investors are annoyed, and the presidential election has become a constant distraction that Silicon Valley just wants to be over

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• Political advocacy, especially for Republicans, used to be largely taboo in tech.
• The outspokenness of VCs is causing consternation among the limited partners who fund venture firms.
• Some VCs blame the election for an unusually slow summer of dealmaking.

A few weeks ago, multiple tech investors asked a partner at an early-stage venture capital firm if she would sign onto VCs for Kamala...