Democratic megadonor Steyer mulls run for office amid 'complete crisis'

[StevieM]

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Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmentalist and Democratic mega-donor, says he is considering a run for political office -- and that he sees the United States in a "complete crisis, honestly," under President Donald Trump.

Steyer, who has pumped more than $160 million into Democratic politics through his NextGen America group in the last two election cycles, didn't rule out a run for California governor in 2018 or for the presidency in 2020.

He also acknowledged that his focus -- and that of his organization, which recently rebranded itself to broaden the set of issues it is tackling -- is on national politics.

"I would say it is hard for me not to think about that fight," Steyer said in an interview with CNN reporters at Netroots Nation, a progressive summit being held in Atlanta. He called Trump's presidency a "historic moment" and said America's political divide "is not shrinking, it's growing."

Asked about his thought process as he weighs a run for office, Steyer said: "The way that I think about it is, how can I make the biggest difference?"

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/12/politics/tom-steyer-california-governor-president-trump/index.html

[msongs]

1. he can run for a seat in a state legislature currently controlled by republicans. that's where the

dems can get most bang for the buck...and prevent repubs from having a constitutional convention

[StevieM]

2. Well, he lives in Northern California. So I think we are pretty much set there.

I like that his top priority is climate change. It is the most important issue.

[virtualobserver]

3. He is going to run for President

[shanny]

4. So the plan is to run our own billionaire* and political neophyte/outsider?

Because the rich and powerful don't have enough input?


* assuming dRump is one

[LongTomH]

5. But, his organization has 'rebranded itself,' don'tcha know?

[shanny]

6. Oh, well--no worries then!

[StevieM]

7. Well, he is a good leader in the fight to stop climate change.

I like Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington.

I really want our next nominee to be someone like Al Gore.

Anyway, here is some info on Tom Steyer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Steyer