The Democrats' biggest donor says the party is blowing it and should get behind Bernie's platform

[Donkees]

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July 16, 2017

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Mic recently caught up with Steyer, a California hedge fund billionaire who spent a whopping $87 million on Democratic candidates and causes in 2016 and endorsed Clinton after the primaries, to discuss the state of play for Democrats in the Trump era — the good, bad and yes, the ugly. Today, Steyer is an unabashed supporter of Sanders’ progressive vision.

“There is an absolute, unspoken war between corporate interests and the American people,” he said. “That’s the underlying subtext for all of the public discussions within the Democratic party.”

“We’re seeing a deliberate attempt to take away [working families’] future by really rich people. Until we address that, I don’t think we’re dealing with the reality Americans are facing today,” he continued

When the Democrats’ biggest donor calls single-payer the gold standard for the country, that is a clear indicator of Sanders’ long-term impact — and of the ever-widening gulf between the party’s progressive and centrist camps.

https://mic.com/articles/182238/the-democrats-biggest-donor-says-the-party-is-blowing-it-and-should-get-behind-bernies-platform#.Rhbw5rhY0

[hedda_foil]

1. Why did we never hear before that there's a Dem donor as big as the Kochs?

Not to mention he's a Berniecrat.

[Nanjeanne]

2. This guy says everything I've been wishing Dem politicians would say. He is

correct on it all - as is Bernie. It surely must make the heads of centrist Dems ache knowing he has money to support them (and probably explode the heads of many of the DU posters too)