Tom Styer's new Prop 50 TV ad is causing some Dems'

[BigmanPigman]

to get pissed off. I just saw his ad on TV for the first time and I'm all for it!

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Tom Steyer is infuriating Democrats — again - POLITICO https://share.google/jzCZbcmdNRkIVVvN8

"The warring over Steyer’s late-hour incursion into Democrats’ biggest campaign of the 2025 cycle reflects sharpening elbows among top officials in the Golden State as jockeying picks up ahead of next year’s race to succeed Newsom."

"Steyer, who kept a low political profile in California after his failed 2020 White House bid, unexpectedly burst back onto the scene with a self-financed pair of ads promoting the ballot measure just weeks before voters will weigh in on the maps redrawn by Democrats in response to mid-decade redistricting efforts in red states. His initial ad, which does not feature Steyer and instead portrays Trump angrily reacting to news of Prop 50’s passage, raised eyebrows and generated speculation about his motives, including a possible bid for governor in 2026."

[W_HAMILTON]

1. Politico trying to start shit between Democrats again?

Why would that ad """infuriate""" Democrats?

[BigmanPigman]

3. I'm glad you mentioned that.

I was wondering what crap Politico is pulling. What's their agenda?

[Ilikepurple]

7. Politico's headline "Tom Steyer is infuriating Democrats -- again" maybe overstating the situation.

This isn’t directed at you BP, just a little steam I have to vent. In the article, they use less bellicose words like “irk” and phrases like “We do think the messaging could be improved” and “It’s hard to see him single-handedly inserting himself into a campaign“. Hardly what could be described as fury. There is hardly a story here. This infuriates me. No real examples or reasoning for anyone’s fury let alone democrats writ large. Just some anonymous grumbling about grandstanding and wanting to keep impeachment talk out of the ad strategy. I think as good Democrats we profit from knowing what is being said by our federal, state, and local leaders, but I really wish we spent more time analyzing the use of rhetorical and often misleading devices used by the press to frame issues.

[Xavier Breath]

2. Was that an ad or a mini-doc?

[usonian]

4. I take care of business without GD tv.

November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election: Ballot Counted

Hello (Bad-Ass Democrat)

This is a message from the California Secretary of State on behalf of (A small) County Elections. Your ballot for the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election was received and counted. Thank you for voting!

[Wednesdays]

5. The goal of the ad is to inspire Democrats to turn out to vote.

I think the ad is successful in that regard. Who's pissed other than Repugs?

[SunSeeker]

6. I don't know any Democrats who are pissed off about that ad. We love it!

I didn't even notice that it was funded by Tom Steyer.

[BigmanPigman]

9. I was watching TV and not paying attention

then I heard this ad and I had to see who was supporting it. I'd almost forgotten about Tom.

I noticed that the Prop 50 ads I've been seeing were paid for by the CTA (CA Teachers Association). The reason I remember this is due to the fact that this was MY union as a teacher.

"The CTA Issues PAC has contributed $3 million to the campaign supporting Proposition 50.
Other major labor unions, including the California Nurses Association, have also contributed substantial funds to the effort."

[skylucy]

8. As a native Californian, I have no problem with the ad. The pro Prop 50 ads are emphasizing that we have to

stop Trump. Vote yes on 50 and piss off the asshole. Keeping it simple. It works for lots of Dems who don't really keep up with all the political news, but hate Trump.

[speak easy]

10. He hates California.

enough said

[skylucy]

11. Yes he does. And we hate him right back.

[Celerity]

12. The advert in the OP video is not the one some are most angry about.

In the second spot, Steyer himself appears onscreen and boasts about demanding Trump’s impeachment even though “the Democratic Party were furious at me.” His advocacy in the early years of Trump’s first term indeed irked party leaders, who were initially wary of pursuing impeachment although they ultimately did in 2019. Steyer parlayed that campaign into a presidential run.

The echoes of Steyer using impeachment to raise his profile have incensed Democrats who argue Steyer is selfishly muddling the campaign’s message and veering into a more politically perilous topic. Public polling has put the measure’s support in mid-50s, offering little margin for error to pull off a win in a tight time frame.

The lawmaker said people are actively urging Steyer to reconsider his approach. “We’re not sure why he’s so obsessed with promoting himself,” the member said. “This is bigger than him. This is about democracy.”