The Democrats' biggest donor says the party is blowing it and should get behind Bernie's platform
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July 16, 2017
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Mic recently caught up with Steyer, a California hedge fund billionaire who spent a whopping $87 million on Democratic candidates and causes in 2016 and endorsed Clinton after the primaries, to discuss the state of play for Democrats in the Trump era the good, bad and yes, the ugly. Today, Steyer is an unabashed supporter of Sanders progressive vision.
There is an absolute, unspoken war between corporate interests and the American people, he said. Thats the underlying subtext for all of the public discussions within the Democratic party.
Were seeing a deliberate attempt to take away [working families] future by really rich people. Until we address that, I dont think were dealing with the reality Americans are facing today, he continued
When the Democrats biggest donor calls single-payer the gold standard for the country, that is a clear indicator of Sanders long-term impact and of the ever-widening gulf between the partys progressive and centrist camps.
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