Why Would Liberal Billionaires Buy Elections?
It supports their interests, of course.
On Monday, a newly released poll shook up the top of the Democratic Party primary. After weeks of speculation, Tom Steyer qualified for Tuesday’s Democratic debate with a pair of surprisingly strong showings in Nevada and South Carolina. Steyer was one of only six candidates at last night’s debate and is one of the last twelve candidates still in the race. The field has narrowed considerably in the past month, with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker dropping out Monday due to a lack of polling and funds.
The success of Steyer and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has alarmed many progressives who view them as essentially trying to buy the nomination. This fear was the theme of a recent piece in the New Republic by Libby Watson. Watson writes that Steyer’s and Bloomberg’s candidacies question the very idea of democracy. She argues that for their next candidate, Democrats must “chart a path away from the one that led to Trump’s election in the first place, and that cannot be done by locking America into a battle between competing aristocrats.”
It should be increasingly clear to both Bloomberg and Steyer that they will not win the primary. Their unfavorable numbers are still exceptionally high. Steyer is still far behind in early state polling…
