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[–] 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Seems like the governors race in California is going like shit

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Yeah that's why there's so much arguing. There's no good candidates.

    The powerful are very good at weeding them out for higher offices.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Steyer seems like the best option.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah. Katie Porters downfall has been monumental. I'm embarrassed to say I shared a stage with her as a fundraiser for other candidates

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Oh interesting. I would vote for her too but she has her issues and has fallen off in the polls. So if you don't want a chevron-owned candidate it's basically Steyer or bust.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Oh I wouldn't vote for her at this point. She's been a bit of a disaster for a couple years now.

    Like you, I'd vote for Steyer. They're genuinely the best option and the only progressive in the race.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    There are no progressive billionaires. There are no ethical billionaires. Every billionaire is an enemy of humanity.

    Tom Steyer is worth $2.6 billion. He should be food, not a governor.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Sure. And someone is going to be the next Governor of California.

    If you would prefer to eat Steyer, who do you suggest people then instead vote for?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Porter is — or was — the only candidate who is not completely deplorable.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    I mean policy wise, Steyer is clearly to her left. Porters did get Pelosied when she went for Senate previously, but her performance in this election cycle has been her own. Porter also didn't make in-roads with the rest of the squad and, well, I think that also has cost her.

    Most importantly, at this point she's sub 8% and is acting as a spoler to allow a Republican onto the ballot in November. She needs to take the L, drop out, and endorse Steyer.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    No he fucking lying to you. If he wins he going pivot so far to the right it will make your head spin.

    He probably be just were Newsome is now or bit more to the right.

    He damn sure won't be an anti billionaire governor.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago

    If I could wave a wand, I'd make it Porter vs Steyer for the governership. Because yes, eat the billionaire, but I'm gonna vote on policy every time. And they are objectively better than the rest in this regard.

    As an aside, I also wish Harris would have run. Not because I want Harris but because I want her not-involved-whatsoever in the next presidential election.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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    One thing was not showing up for other progressives. She seemed to think of the label as a pejorative and I think that cut against her. I think she should have tried to be more squad/ squad adjacent and she really didn't show up for other members of the squad in her votes or with her voice. That being said I see her defeat in the Senate race as a pure rat-fucking on the part of the DNC, so its a mixed bag. Honestly, I guess I realized what it was that I was often more-so rooting against Porters opponent than I was actually rooting for Porter. But thats also good instinct on her part, picking good fights.

    Like I think she could have beat Schiff if she would have tried to be more of a stand-out-progressive in her time in congress. Then she just kind-of continously kept falling short and having melt-down after melt-down, and it was like 'aight your time is up'.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Seems like billionaire Tom Steyer learned that spending assloads of money in the Democratic primary -- but doing precious little meeting constituents -- doesn't make the voters love you.

    I got so tired of the sheer volume of physical junk mail from Steyer. It's like he was waging a war against trees.

    So now he's whoring for a smaller more winnable seat.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Dudes net worth is 2.4 billion...

    The San Francisco resident has spent over $320 million in federal elections since 2010?plus another $340 million on his own presidential campaign in 2020.

    https://www.forbes.com/profile/thomas-steyer/

    He just realized it's better to cut out the middle man these days and run yourself than buy a politician.

    If he was even a halfway decent human being he'd have given away about 2 billion dollars by now and still had more money than he could spend in his lifetime.

    The only reason someone this selfish would run for government is to personally enrich themselves and amass power. If he wanted to really help people he'd just spend all his time giving his money away.

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  • [–] [S] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Don't be fooled by the Dem establishment candidate...

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    The entire point of Cali's primary system is to prevent progressives from getting thru by scaring everyone to settle for "electable" to block Republicans...

    That being said, I honestly don't know who is the best bet over there, just that Steyer (and any other billionaire) will absolutely never ever under any conditions be on the side of anyone except the oligarchs.

    Because if they were, they wouldn't be billionaires it's the easiest fucking thing in the world to not be a billionaire. But every day they decide to allow thousand of easily preventable deaths for so little money it honestly wouldn't show up as a rounding error for them.

    Anyone who isn't a complete and total piece of shit would have hemorrhaged money immediately, the fact that anyone has had control over a billion dollars for more than 24 hours mean they are a completely irredeemable person.

    Anything they do, is solely a PR move and viewed as a cost of bonus if not an outright grift.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    He’s the only one with a progressive platform!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Nothing he does as Governor would equal spending 1.4 billion on charity...

    And he'd still have a billion dollars.

    Need I remind you that platforms are non binding?

    How about how Super Pacs have been destroying our nation?

    https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/tom-steyer-political-donations-organizations-funded-amounts-559f47

    Steyer is literally one of the largest individual donors...

    He is everything wrong with our political system and giving him the keys because he promises to be a good boy is ridiculous when he is constantly not a good boy and keeps hoarding all the fucking wealth.

    If he was serious about not hoarding wealth, why is he still actively doing it?!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Thomas Fahr Steyer is an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, environmental advocate, and Democratic political activist. He founded the San Francisco hedge fund Farallon Capital in 1986, and was its co-senior managing partner until leaving the firm in 2012...

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I don’t like that steyer is my candidate of choice but I’m still voting for him.

    I also think that billionaires are the problem. You could fund so many people/things and still have $900,000,000.

    But people need to see that a progressive agenda gets votes.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Lmao at this rate eat the entire establishment, a billionaire is never your fucking friend. America is so fucked.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    We have Steyer the billionaire with progressive policies (we'll see if he's all talk) vs Becerra the establishment corporate Dem that has had nearly every major corporation in California donating the maximum amount to his campaign. Oof

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    A platform means jackshit. Trump told all his supporters he was going lower cost etc. Actions speak. A fucking billionaire is not going come out and save you.

    Fucker saying all this so you are fooled and when/if he wins he will not do any of that progressive shit.

    You Believe a billionaire going pull a Mamdani? You think a BILLIONAIRE is progressive?

    Just want make sure you understand he is a BILLIONAIRE.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago