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SF billionaire ready to spend $100 million on 2014 races
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | February 18, 2014 | Joe Garofoli)

Posted on 02/18/2014 2:58:59 PM PST by artichokegrower

As we’ve been talking about for months and months, billionaire San Francisco ex-hedgefunder Tom Steyer has been hinting that he’s going to go big in politics in 2014. He made it official Monday telling the New York Times that he’s going to spend big this year. Like $100 million big, making him one of the most significant outside forces in American politics.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: democrats; donors; nudger; rich
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To: F15Eagle
How is it this guy can spend $100 million but Dinesh D’Souza(sp) gets a $500,000 bond for a $20,000 donation? Help?

Because D'Souza isn't in trouble for spending $20k, he's in trouble for fraudulently using straw donors to evade reporting requirements and individual contribution limits. Campaign finance law is pretty straightforward and a man of D'Souza's intellect should have known better.

21 posted on 02/18/2014 3:34:00 PM PST by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: artichokegrower

Comcast’s homepage ran the headline of “Democrat Activist Ready to Spend $100,000,000” Don’t recall Koch Bros. referred that way


23 posted on 02/18/2014 3:42:45 PM PST by Insigne123 (It is the soldier, not the community organizer, who gives us freedom of the press)
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To: artichokegrower; Jacquerie; randita; Political Junkie Too; butterdezillion; edcoil; ...
I knew this billionaire was a Democrat just from reading the first two sentences of the posted article. A Republican, even a RINO, wouldn't be calling up the New York Slimes to boast about his planned meagabuck contributions.

BTW, aren't the Republicans supposed to be the party of the "1%" crowd? Seems like the 'Rats enjoy their share of contributions from the fat cats - in this case, one very much a political fat cat - even more.

24 posted on 02/18/2014 3:58:58 PM PST by justiceseeker93
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To: artichokegrower

What’s so special? Michael Huffington spent 28m for His Senate run, lost to DI FI by 2% — so sad as DI FI was damaged goods after getting bruised by Pete Wilson for while running for Governor.


25 posted on 02/18/2014 4:24:17 PM PST by Usagi_yo (Standardization is an Evolutionary dead end.)
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To: Insigne123
Wasn't it just last Sunday when David Axelrod was moaning about the possibility the Koch Bros will be spending $20 million to influence the next election? Wonder how Davy feels about this guy?

Oh, wait. Did someone say he's a Democrat?

Never mind.

26 posted on 02/18/2014 4:24:25 PM PST by Robwin
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To: artichokegrower

The left has no problem with this, bet on it


27 posted on 02/18/2014 4:25:31 PM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: artichokegrower

Just a wee bit over the LEGAL limit.


28 posted on 02/18/2014 5:12:22 PM PST by bgill
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To: artichokegrower

Dems have a great lineup.
Crony capitalists to provide the $$.
Entitlement army to provide the votes.

This guy funds a lot of “issue” adverts that attack candidates rather than putting money into actual Democrat candidate campaign funds. So he avoids any “limits” on donations.

I’d bet he’s also funding libertarian/3rd party candidates who stand a good chance of bleeding R votes producing a Clintonian plurality win for the D side.


29 posted on 02/18/2014 5:18:36 PM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: justiceseeker93

Jeepers ... thanks for the ping!


30 posted on 02/18/2014 8:40:32 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: justiceseeker93; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy
BTW, aren't the Republicans supposed to be the party of the "1%" crowd

At least half of them are lib rats if not more.

31 posted on 02/18/2014 9:54:36 PM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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