Monday, July 15, 2019
Will Tom Steyer Influence Presidential Campaign as a Candidate?
Hedge fund billionaire and long-time Democratic Party political donor and activist Tom Steyer has just declared himself as a candidate for president and will join the already heavily crowded field jockeying for media attention and name recognition. Steyer has the advantage of having placed nationwide television ads throughout the past two-plus years calling for Donald Trump's impeachment and has built up a large database of supporters from which he may draw upon to obtain the necessary diverse source of contributions that the party demands in order to qualify for its televised debates. It is doubtful that he will make tomorrow's cut to qualify for the second round of the debates to be held at the end of this month, but he's probably looking further ahead anyway and has plenty of his own money he can spend on television ads. Steyer, besides his "Impeach Trump" movement, is known as a long-time advocate for the environment, especially when it comes to fighting climate change and developing alternative sources of energy. Besides that, he should be more of a moderate along the lines of current frontrunner Joe Biden and might end up cutting into the former vice-president's support. I'd like to see him on the stage next to the other candidates and hear what he has to say, but then again I thought there were already way too many participants and the number needs to be whittled down. But don't expect that to happen with the second round at the end of this month...it will be the same format with two debates, each featuring ten randomly selected candidates. As for Tom Steyer, his being very wealthy doesn't bother me in the least, but I'm afraid that this won't fly very far with many other Democratic voters who are wary after real estate mogul and reality TV celebrity Trump's election...
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