DiFi vs Tom Steyer?

cawacko

cawacko

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Feinstein has announced she's running for re-election. She's around 84 years old but not ready to give up yet. Her biggest possible opponent is billionaire hedge fund manager turned environmentalist Tom Steyer. Dude donated something like $70 million to liberal candidates/causes last year and is ready to self fund his campaign if he chooses to run.

I know TTQ64 lives in California. Who do you like in this race?
 
For those unaware we have open primaries in California so the top two vote getters in the primary run against each other in the general. Being that this is California the two finalist will be Democrats.

I'm not a huge DiFi fan but I am definitely not a fan of Tom Steyer. A d-bag guy who made his billions in oil and hedge funds and now is this crazy environmentalist. So I'll vote for DiFi. If she wins the only three people I will have voted for who have won elective office would be Democrats. Considering I'm told I'm a racist and I support institutional racism that's pretty impressive.

Maybe to stop supporting institutional racism I'll start voting Republican?
 
I'd vote for DiFi in the primary just to piss-off the left. How do you still have open primaries in CA? Ours was thrown out by the courts more than a decade ago.
 
Threedee said:
I'd vote for DiFi in the primary just to piss-off the left. How do you still have open primaries in CA? Ours was thrown out by the courts more than a decade ago.
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It was a proposition that passed in 2010 here. DiFi has money and name recognition but the real progressive types strongly dislike her. Like Hillary, she voted for the Iraq War. Chances are she'll still win. Good point about the primary, I'll do that.
 
cawacko said:
Feinstein has announced she's running for re-election. She's around 84 years old but not ready to give up yet. Her biggest possible opponent is billionaire hedge fund manager turned environmentalist Tom Steyer. Dude donated something like $70 million to liberal candidates/causes last year and is ready to self fund his campaign if he chooses to run.

I know TTQ64 lives in California. Who do you like in this race?
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Neither really. But, he's too rich for my taste.

Besides, has he announced? I don't see him as declared.

I don't see a candidate that shares my interest. None have addressed racial injustice.

I'll wait for another Kamala.
 
TTQ64 said:
Neither really. But, he's too rich for my taste.

Besides, has he announced? I don't see him as declared.

I don't see a candidate that shares my interest. None have addressed racial injustice.

I'll wait for another Kamala.
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Big article on him today in the SF Chronicle that he's the candidate Feinstein really fears (though you are correct he has not announced yet). There's a guy who I think has actually announced (drawing a blank on his name) but his challenge is going to be name recognition and he doesn't have personal money.
 
cawacko said:
Big article on him today in the SF Chronicle that he's the candidate Feinstein really fears (though you are correct he has not announced yet). There's a guy who I think has actually announced (drawing a blank on his name) but his challenge is going to be name recognition and he doesn't have personal money.
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Why would she fear him? She's had this position for a while.

That's stupid, childish talk.
 
TTQ64 said:
Neither really. But, he's too rich for my taste.

Besides, has he announced? I don't see him as declared.

I don't see a candidate that shares my interest. None have addressed racial injustice.

I'll wait for another Kamala.
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What's the dollar/wealth ceiling for you that would be acceptable in a candidate?
 
Why in God's Green Earth would anyone want to be a senator at age 84 to 90. What's wrong with these types who wish to die in office?
 
TTQ64 said:
She's been that way so far.

I just don't see what she has to be scared of. Even if she loses she's had a great run.
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I think fear and scared are relative terms here in how they are being used.

There are a lot of young progressive activists in California who are looking for change from DiFi's more "establishment" moderation. As a result re-election is likely not going to be a cakewalk
 
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