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Nixie

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10. Yes, he says the magic words "Medicare for all" but the

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 12:40 AM

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billionaire Trump also had magic words. We’re back to believing magic word billionaires.

Then all the actual real-life dirty tricks Steyer has pulled to gain wealth are overlooked, but anyone who dared to give speeches is cancelled. It’s quite a show.

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Progressive Tom Steyer takes the lead in the California governor race. [View all] aeromanKC Apr 11 OP

one wonders who will be the next one to have the attention of influencers nt msongs Apr 11 #1

Hopefully each and every one that has a problem like Swalwell EdmondDantes_ Sunday #25

You mean oligarch Steyer. Jacson6 Apr 11 #2

Nice to have a billionaire on the side with Progressives for a change. aeromanKC Apr 11 #3

Feel the same about Pritzker? True Dough Apr 11 #4

The only billionaire oligarchs I make exceptions for pinkstarburst Sunday #19

not sure the fascist sheriff would be better nt msongs Apr 11 #5

J D Pritzker is a billionaire and he rocks. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 11 #7

Normally I'm not crazy about billionaires leapfrogging TexasBushwhacker Sunday #22

Me too (Porter) and also like Xavier Becerra LSparkle Sunday #30

He's an anomaly. choie Sunday #32

You apparently don't know what the word "oligarch" means. FascismIsDeath Sunday #16

Do you always need to belittle the person you are responding to? Scrivener7 Sunday #39

I don't "need" to do anything. I don't even "need" to respond. FascismIsDeath Sunday #40

I guess you do. Scrivener7 Sunday #41

He's not a progressive Bobstandard Apr 11 #6

'Progressive' has a lot of definitions. RandomNumbers Sunday #14

I think Swalwell was an outspoken anti Trump representative, karynnj Sunday #17

I thought the "progressives" had a war on billionaires. Nixie Sunday #8

Some say, "He's one of the good ones." Intractable Sunday #9

Yes, he says the magic words "Medicare for all" but the Nixie Sunday #10

Can you explain / give evidence for these statements? RandomNumbers Sunday #15

How is he living and using his wealth? pinkstarburst Sunday #21

"Or has he been using the cushy tax shelters billionaires get in order to get rich on the backs of working people?" MichMan Sunday #35

If any billionaire has been profiting off the pinkstarburst Sunday #36

There was a candidate named Hillary Clinton . Do you remember how she was demonized Nixie Sunday #24

We do... OhioBack2Blue Sunday #27

The pragmatist part of the corruption insinuations has never been pragmatist. Nixie Sunday #37

I'm a cynic Mz Pip Sunday #11

Weird, this poll shows Steyer and Katie Porter tied. What are you quoting? lostnfound Sunday #12

Tom Steyer and former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat, each drawing 14% support. Emile Sunday #13

That poll looks largely useless as far as gauging the whole state as it is a poll of just Orange County. Wiz Imp Sunday #42

Remember that polls are not votes the_liberal_grandpa Sunday #18

Katie Porter is fantastic. We need her back in the arena. Steyer has been so sketchy over the last 20 years. OhioBack2Blue Sunday #29

Oh yeah, that's all that we need, another oligarch travelingthrulife Sunday #20

Yeah, another billionaire! beaglelover Sunday #23

I don't know anything about him but people on Reddit are calling him a fake democrat helpisontheway Sunday #26

With 3 top Dems eating into each others support, it easily can get both R's on the General ticket and lock out the Dems. aeromanKC Sunday #28

Steyer is not only a. Billionaire fujiyamasan Sunday #31

Steyer does put his money where his mouth is senseandsensibility Sunday #33

I'm pretty cynical at this point Mz Pip Sunday #34

Tom Steyer has a very interesting trajectory and while I am always cautious of billionaires in politics Nanjeanne Sunday #38

A link would be helpful here. Wiz Imp Sunday #43

Apparently, Democrats don't mind billionaires Renew Deal Sunday #44