Tom Steyer Pitches Affordability Fight 1 Week Before California Primary
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Updated · KQED · May 27
Tom Steyer Pitches Affordability Fight 1 Week Before California Primary
3 articles · Updated · KQED · May 27
One week before voting ends in California’s June primary, Tom Steyer used a KQED town hall to cast himself as the candidate best positioned to tackle the state’s affordability crisis.
At the San Francisco event, Steyer argued his finance background would help him extract more from corporations and direct relief toward working Californians facing rising costs.
Steyer framed the race as a choice over who will confront corporate interests, telling the audience he is the “change person” and the candidate backed by working people.
The message reinforces the central theme of his campaign as the Democratic contender tries to consolidate support in one of the race’s three leading lanes.
How can a candidate reconcile a history of hedge fund profits with a platform targeting corporate power?
With record spending but low poll numbers, what does this race reveal about the limits of money in politics?