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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Steyer hits Biden, Buttigieg and 'socialists' in new campaign ad
CNNBusinessman Tom Steyer struck at former Vice President Joe Biden and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg in a new ad launched Thursday, the first explicitly negative ad his campaign has aired against his Democratic presidential rivals.
In the ad, a narrator warns viewers that "we simply cannot afford to nominate another insider," over clips of Biden, "or an untested newcomer who doesn't have the experience to beat Trump on the economy," over clips of Buttigieg.
The spot later features Steyer saying President Donald Trump is "running on the idea that Democrats can't grow an economy, are a bunch of socialists" -- an oblique shot at another of Steyer's rivals, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who calls himself a democratic socialist.
The ad also references the Senate's vote Wednesday to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial, including a clip of a floor speech by Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican, who announced he would vote to convict the President.
In the ad, a narrator warns viewers that "we simply cannot afford to nominate another insider," over clips of Biden, "or an untested newcomer who doesn't have the experience to beat Trump on the economy," over clips of Buttigieg.
The spot later features Steyer saying President Donald Trump is "running on the idea that Democrats can't grow an economy, are a bunch of socialists" -- an oblique shot at another of Steyer's rivals, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who calls himself a democratic socialist.
The ad also references the Senate's vote Wednesday to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial, including a clip of a floor speech by Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican, who announced he would vote to convict the President.
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
