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Was Tom Steyer’s Campaign the Worst in Presidential History? Billionaire spent $3,373 per vote and earned zero delegates
California Globe ^ | February 29, 2020 8:01 pm | By Ken Kurson,

Posted on 03/01/2020 6:10:41 PM PST by SmokingJoe

With the results in from South Carolina, a strong case can be made that Tom Steyer has just concluded the worst campaign in the history of presidential politics.

Steyer, the California-based founder of Farallon Capital and the co-founder of Onecalifornia Bank and Beneficial State Bank, became a household name – at least among those households with MSNBC – by being the single largest funder of efforts to impeach President Trump. After telling reporters in January 2019 that he would not seek the presidency, Steyer exercised his prerogative to change his mind and declared his candidacy in July.

According to the FEC, Steyer has spent $253,718,074 through January 31, 2020. All but $3,555,597 was from his own pocket. Pre-Bloomberg, a quarter billion dollars for the first four primaries is a staggering amount. But the incredible lack of return on that investment is even more eye-popping, especially for someone whose campaign’s sole justification was his supposed business acumen.

Nowhere was that total incompetence more on display than in South Carolina. Steyer, whose $253 million failed to merit a single delegate in the first three contests, bet his entire campaign on South Carolina. He spent more time there than any other state and his wife Kat Taylor essentially moved to the state. Instead of a triumph, he dropped out of the race immediately after Biden won the state with 50% of the vote.

According to the New York Times, Steyer spent over $18 million on television alone in the Palmetto State. Steyer’s campaign spending has been so excessive that the Times reports that his name has “turned into a verb” – local activists refer to a candidate foolishly overpaying as “steyering.” Some of that spending was ethically questionable, such as renting a campaign headquarters from Jennifer Clyburn Reed, .....

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: primaries; steyer; tomsteyer
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To: rollo tomasi
Investing in what?
Bitcoin?
Steyer is already substantially poorer than he was last year.
21 posted on 03/01/2020 6:30:43 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: OrioleFan

Democrat campaign version of Jeb Bush.


Guac boy wasn’t spending his own money, though.


22 posted on 03/01/2020 6:32:11 PM PST by lodi90
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To: SmokingJoe

John Connolly is smirking, wherever he is.


23 posted on 03/01/2020 6:32:45 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: SmokingJoe

He surpassed Yeb! as a bigger loser, but I think Bloomberg is going to outdo him.


24 posted on 03/01/2020 6:33:07 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: aposiopetic
Pat Paulsen spent nothing (as far as I know) and got write-in votes.

Gracie Allen got more votes in 1940 ("The Surprise Party") and made money off of promoting the campaign. Her mother was a Democrat, her father was a Republican. When Gracie was born, everyone said she was a Surprise.


25 posted on 03/01/2020 6:37:52 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: dead

Heh...

Here’s a vid from January, different “song”, different dance, Bernie appears to be doing some eye rolling; but look how civil they are to each other — there’s the Sanders-Steyer ticket being born.


26 posted on 03/01/2020 6:45:39 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: rollo tomasi

Exactly. I don’t understand how someone who writes a column in politics for a living can be so naïve. This has bought him notoriety that he can trade in for any number of things.


27 posted on 03/01/2020 6:50:09 PM PST by nwrep
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To: SmokingJoe

Delegates smelegates.


28 posted on 03/01/2020 6:57:58 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Dr. Sivana

There really is no one like Gracie. They don’t make them like that anymore.


29 posted on 03/01/2020 7:05:22 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Any day that you get rid of buttwipes like Steyer and Bootygig is a glorious one.


30 posted on 03/01/2020 7:11:07 PM PST by Bullish (Covfefe Happens)
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To: SmokingJoe

It has taken a while, but I think Jeb Bush can feel relieved.


31 posted on 03/01/2020 7:12:37 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: SmokingJoe
😎
32 posted on 03/01/2020 7:37:17 PM PST by Rusty0604 (2020 four more years!)
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To: aposiopetic

AT LEAST HE INFUSED MILLIONS INTO THE ECONOMY TO HELP PRESIDENT TRUMP. WAY TO GO TOM, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. HOPING YOU WOULD INFUSE ANOTHER $250 MILLION INTO THE ECONOMY.


33 posted on 03/01/2020 7:53:40 PM PST by chopperk
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To: SmokingJoe

More good news.


34 posted on 03/01/2020 8:02:57 PM PST by Grampa Dave ( Welcome to Mass Quarantinofornia !!!.. Sanctuary State in rapid decline!!!.. Norm's Revenge)
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To: Nateman

Please clap spent an estimated 112-125 million and I think got 3 delegates.


35 posted on 03/01/2020 8:07:12 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: KC_Conspirator

I feel 235 million dollars richer! I spent nothing running for President and got as many delegates as 235 million did.


36 posted on 03/01/2020 8:32:29 PM PST by Nateman ( Unless the left is screaming you are doing it wrong.)
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To: SmokingJoe
All Steyer was hoping to do was protect his “green” investments by damaging Trump's re-election chances

Moron never laid a glove on the President.

37 posted on 03/01/2020 8:45:03 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (AOC the bartender would have had to work on the second floor at Miss KittyÂ’s saloon...)
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To: dead

Whoops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjOqwi-op9c


38 posted on 03/01/2020 9:00:53 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Seems he was burning through money and expecting nothing in return

Kinda like the movie “Brewsters Millions”


39 posted on 03/01/2020 9:15:52 PM PST by Steven Tyler
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To: SmokingJoe

He made a lot of new friends he said.


40 posted on 03/01/2020 10:16:12 PM PST by McCarthysGhost (q)
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