Steyer, Gabbard and Yang shut out of early minutes of Democratic debate
Several lower-polling Democratic primary candidates received no speaking time for nearly the entire first half-hour of Wednesday's debate.Billionaire activist Tom Steyer, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii)...
View ArticleSteyer rolls out $125B plan to invest in historically black colleges
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer rolled out his $125 billion plan to invest in historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) on Tuesday, marking the largest amount a 2020 Democratic...
View ArticleKrystal Ball: Influx of billionaire cash in 2020 contest is 'deeply...
Hill.TV host Krystal Ball warned Thursday that billionaire candidates, such as Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg, could threaten to upend the Democratic presidential primary race and set a bad...
View ArticleSteyer snags former Harris campaign aide for senior adviser
Businessman Tom Steyer (D) snagged a staffer from Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D-Calif.) failed presidential campaign to serve as a senior adviser on his own White House bid. Steyer’s campaign announced...
View ArticleDemocratic candidates call for White House officials to testify during Senate...
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and businessman Tom Steyer during Thursday's Democratic primary debate called on White House officials to testify during the Senate's...
View ArticleSteyer hits donor threshold for January debate, but still has to meet polling...
White House hopeful Tom Steyer hit the donor threshold to qualify for this month’s 2020 Democratic primary debate in Iowa. Steyer, a billionaire businessman and philanthropist, reached 225,000 unique...
View ArticleHill.TV's Krystal Ball on Steyer: 'We can do better than...
Hill.TV host Krystal Ball warned Friday that voters should be wary of electing billionaires amid Tom Steyer’s recent rise in Nevada and South Carolina.“We have had it ceaselessly drilled into us that...
View ArticleSteyer spokesperson: 'I don't think necessarily that Tom has bought...
A spokesperson for Tom Steyer’s 2020 campaign pushed back on Wednesday against the notion that the billionaire is trying to buy his way into the White House.Following Sen. Kamala Harris’s (D-Calif.)...
View ArticlePoll: 68 percent of Democrats say it 'makes no difference' if a...
A majority of Democrats — 68 percent — said in a new Hill-HarrisX poll that it makes no difference whether a presidential candidate is a billionaire.Another 18 percent of Democratic voters said they...
View ArticleMajority sees no ties between business experience and political success
A large majority of voters don't equate business success with political success, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll released Monday. Seventy-one percent of voters surveyed say they don't think a...
View ArticlePoll: 56 percent of Democrats say billionaire politicians more likely to...
A slight majority of Democratic voters say they think billionaires are more susceptible to special interests, according to a Hill-HarrisX poll released on Tuesday.The poll found that 56 percent of...
View ArticlePoll: Most Democratic voters say billionaires are out of touch with average...
Most Democratic voters say that billionaire politicians are out of touch with the average American, according to the latest Hill-HarrisX poll released on Wednesday.Sixty-nine percent of Democratic...
View ArticleBloomberg, Steyer spend combined $340 million in fourth quarter
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and businessman Tom Steyer spent a combined $340 million in the last quarter of 2019, far outpacing the amount spent by their rivals in the Democratic...
View ArticleSteyer spokesperson: 'We still feel like we have a real shot'
A spokesperson for Tom Steyer’s 2020 presidential campaign expressed confidence even after the Iowa caucuses ended without determining a winner.“The race still appears to be wide open and that’s what...
View ArticleTom Steyer dances on stage in last rally in South Carolina
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer busted a move at his last rally in South Carolina before Saturday's primary election, dancing on stage with rapper Juvenile. So tonight I saw Tom Steyer hop...
View ArticleProgressive group launches $2M pro-Biden ad buy targeting young voters
NextGen America, a progressive group aimed at mobilizing young voters, is spending $2 million on the launch of four new digital ads promoting presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as...
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