News Guide: Steyer writes $15M to his super PAC

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-EXCITE

By PHILIP ELLIOTT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The political parties, their campaign committees and some of their super PACs faced a Saturday deadline to disclose how much donors gave and how much operatives spent in August. Highlights from the filings:
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BILLIONAIRES STILL OPENING WALLETS

Hedge fund executive Tom Steyer continued to funnel cash from his personal fortune to his pro-environment super PAC, NextGen Climate Action. Steyer in August wrote his federal committee a $15 million check as it ramps up a political operation to help candidates who pledge to back legislation combating climate change.

Steyer has now given $26.6 million this cycle to his efforts, bankrolling it almost entirely on his own.

NextGen's next largest donor in August was a strategic adviser from Berkeley, California, who wrote a $2,500 check.

FULL story at link.



FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, Tom Steyer waves as he walks to the podium to address the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Steyer continued to funnel cash from his personal fortune to his pro-environment super PAC, NextGen Climate Action. Steyer in August wrote his federal committee a $15 million check as it ramps up a political operations to help candidates who pledge to back legislation fighting combat climate change. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)


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[Stuart G]

1. At least there is some money to combat the wing nuts.

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, Tom Steyer waves as he walks to the podium to address the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Steyer continued to funnel cash from his personal fortune to his pro-environment super PAC, NextGen Climate Action. Steyer in August wrote his federal committee a $15 million check as it ramps up a political operations to help candidates who pledge to back legislation fighting combat climate change. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Someone is helping to combat the idiots...this will go to those who admit there is a problem..not............not the teaparty crazies.

Perhaps this will help....k and r..

[nashville_brook]

2. more like Steyer please.

[rurallib]

3. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but can't say that I like to see

big bucks on our side any more than on the right wing.

[packman]

4. Have to agree with you

That flood of money can drown democracy be it from the right or left. But, thanks to the guy for spending it on environmental concerns.

[marble falls]

9. Not a thing wrong with that opinion. At the same time the money would mean less if .....

turnouts for US elections were higher than 30-35%.

[mimi85]

11. So true. It was like 85% in Scotland. nt

[BrotherIvan]

10. Yes, and though I applaud his enthusiasm

Any person or corporation who has amassed billions has done serious damage to the environment by the amount of resources that must be used to create that amount. Wealth is not benign and drops out of thin air, though some might claim that investing does just that, but there is somewhere an underlying entity fucking over workers and extracting the riches from the earth.

[valerief]

5. If it takes money to buy an election that can lead to campaign reform,

bring on the big bucks!

[Stuart G]

6. I agree completely with valerief

It is an ugly game. It sucks and is very destructive to our society. Big coal, oil, polluters, climate deniers ...etc...have been playing the game for years. Anything goes, any amount of money, fuck you society.

so ...we play too. War to save the planet ain't nice...most war ain't nice..Hitler was bad...who knew how bad??
We need every tool, every penny, to save this planet for our grandkids and their grandkids..So they can at least breath..think it over. I say...bring it on...If we can pass a constitutional amendment great, then all will stop. But we ain't there yet. Till then, maybe Gates will drop some bucks to save this planet we all share...

[LiberalAndProud]

7. I'm glad we have him.

With the Citizens United ruling, we need some Citizens® on our side.

[Dawson Leery]

8. kick