Courtesy of Politico:Billionaire activist Tom Steyer: "My fight is in removing Donald Trump from office and from power—and that starts with taking the House back in 2018." https://t.co/YKe2bm1GPF http://pic.twitter.com/sc5eKr2xdt— ABC News (@ABC) January 8, 2018
Tom Steyer, the Democratic hedge fund manager-turned-activist, won’t run for either senator or governor of California in 2018, instead investing $30 million in an effort to flip the House, he told reporters on Monday.
“My fight is not just in California, my fight is in removing Donald Trump from office, and from power,” said Steyer, whose announcement won’t dispel speculation that he might run for president in 2020.
Steyer plans to use his NextGen America political group to juice millennial voting numbers in 10 states, he said. He singled out House Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.), Reps. Darrell Issa (Calif.), and Barbara Comstock (Va.) as targets.
The billionaire has been the biggest donor to Democrats in recent election cycles, to the tune of nearly $200 million. His national stature has grown recently with a series of straight-to-camera ads, calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
I think it is best that Steyer refuse to be seduced by calls for him to run for office, as he is definitely more effective as an activist and political donor.
I'm just glad this guy is on our side.
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