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In reply to the discussion: Where are all the Democratic supporting Billionaires ? Or do they not exist ? [View all]OnDoutside
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Steyer is a leading Democratic activist and fundraiser. In 1983, he worked on Walter Mondale's presidential campaign.[30] He raised money for Bill Bradley in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004. An early supporter of Hillary Clinton in 2008, Steyer became one of Barack Obamas most prolific fundraisers. Steyer served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 2004 and 2008, and has been a member of the Hamilton Project since 2005.[2]
Steyer has been compared with and contrasted with the Koch brothers, billionaire businessmen who engage in extensive political activity, and has been viewed as a Koch adversary.[31][32][33] Some Democrats view Steyer as the left's answer to the Kochs.[34][35] Steyer has been critical of the Kochs, seeking to distinguish himself from them.[9][36]
Steyer is involved with the Democracy Alliance, a network of progressive donors whose membership in the group requires them to donate at least $200,000 a year to recommended organizations
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Speculation about a run for office[edit]
In 2015, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Steyer is "keeping alive a possible bid for governor in 2018."[70] Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee suggests that Steyer's criticism of high gas prices signalled preparations for a possible 2018 run.[71] With the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016, Steyer rethought his position on running for Governor. He told KQED's The California Report: "I was thinking very seriously about running for Governor. I hadnt decided. I thought Hillary [Clinton] would win. But I wanted to get the facts before I made a decision. My thinking has changed. Were in a very tough spot. And Im damned if Im not going to fight about it."
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Where are all the Democratic supporting Billionaires ? Or do they not exist ? [View all]
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
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Because until Democrats regain control, the battle is lost on taking big money out of politics.
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#20
By behaving like a Pollyanna, you'll be waiting a while for Republicans to see the error of their
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#26
You're just thinking Rep covert ops, no, I'd say few Democrats want to go down that road
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#41
Democratic billionaires like to sell software, laptops, pads, ketchup, cheese
democratisphere
Mar 2017
#2
Could be, but where the US is now might destroy the economy. That won't do much for sales.
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#5
But Reps use covert ops for bad, you could just as easily use those ops for good i.e. truth
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#6
Which is why there is a need for covert ops to throw the truth across their path, in a setting that
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#14
Yes but it would be wrong for Democrats to walk away from them. Many of these are simple people
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#32
And yet you look at the likes of Gates, Chuck Feeney and Buffett who are outstanding
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#17
We need more money to fight for candidates fighting incumbents like Portman... and saving our
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#46
Excellent, that's good news. We all want to get money and corporations out of politics but
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#29
True and no better example than their backing of an amoral orange despot. If Liberal funders
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#33
They could start with buying a couple of radio stations in the rust belt to fight hate radio.
CrispyQ
Mar 2017
#36
Billionaires are almost always crooked bastards who like owning slaves and polluting etc
librechik
Mar 2017
#38
Any TV channel would probably have to be "entertaining"...unfortunately facts aren't sexy
OnDoutside
Mar 2017
#43