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PeaceWave

(3,676 posts) Fri May 1, 2026, 06:40 PM 8 hrs ago

Tom Steyer has now spent more of his own money seeking a non-Presidential elected position than anyone in U.S.history...

Back in 2010, Republican Meg Whitman spent $144 million of her own money in an unsuccessful bid to become the Governor of California. In doing so, she outspent Democrat Jerry Brown by a 5 to 1 margin. Her spending set a record for personal funds used in a non-Presidential U.S. political campaign. That record has now been broken.

Donors supporting the 2026 CA gubernatorial candidates

https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2026/ca-governor-campaign-finance/lifornia-governor-race-financials/

Call me naive, but if I had this kind of dough to burn, I'd be doing something like feeding and clothing those in need. Good Lord.

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Tom Steyer has now spent more of his own money seeking a non-Presidential elected position than anyone in U.S.history... (Original Post) PeaceWave 8 hrs ago OP

This is one way to support local economies... mr715 8 hrs ago #1

I am not as anti Steyer as some are senseandsensibility 7 hrs ago #2

mr715

(3,947 posts)

1. This is one way to support local economies...

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Fri May 1, 2026, 06:54 PM

8 hrs ago

senseandsensibility

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2. I am not as anti Steyer as some are

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Fri May 1, 2026, 07:09 PM

7 hrs ago

and I like to think of rich people like FDR who can be independent because of their wealth. I guess I like to imagine that they still exist. But it rubs me the wrong way that he can just buy enough TV ads to bury the competition, and it seems like that's happening.

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