Tom Steyer 2020

"Trump is a Fraud" +

:30 TV ad run starting July 30-31, 2019, nationally on cable and locally in IA, NH, NV and SC.

[Music]

Steyer:  Donald Trump failed as a businessman.

He borrowed billions, and left a trail of bankruptcy and broken promises.

He hasn't changed.

I started a tiny investment business and, over 27 years, grew it successfully to 36 billion dollars.

I'm Tom Steyer and I approve this message.

I'm running for President because unlike other candidates, I can go head to head with Donald Trump on the economy and expose him for what he is - a fraud and a failure.

[Paid for by Tom Steyer 2020.]*


*online version does not have disclaimer.

Notes:  The July 29 press release...

New Tom Steyer Ad Challenges Trump on his Business and Economic Record
Steyer calls Trump a failed businessman and says he’s the Democrat who can take on Trump on the economy and win in TV ad that will debut during the debates

(San Francisco, July 29, 2019) - Today, presidential candidate Tom Steyer launched a new $500,000 ad campaign that will debut during the Democatic debates on July 30 and July 31. In the ad, Steyer asserts that he is the presidential candidate best prepared to go head to head with Trump on the economy, and calls out Donald Trump as a failed businessman. Steyer's 30-second "Trump is a Fraud" ad is his campaign's first TV ad to directly take on Trump. The ad will air nationally on CNN during pre-debate coverage on July 30, locally in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada during both nights of the debates on July 30 and July 31, and nationally on CNN and MSNBC.

"Donald Trump failed as a businessman. He borrowed billions, and left a trail of bankruptcy and broken promises," Steyer said in the ad. "He hasn't changed. I started a tiny investment business and, over 27 years, grew it successfully to 36 billion dollars... I'm running for President because unlike other candidates, I can go head to head with Donald Trump on the economy and expose him for what he is - a fraud and a failure."

Steyer is uniquely suited to expose Trump as a fraud on the economy because of his successful private sector career, and believes that as the Democratic nominee he can turn Trump's perceived strength on the economy into a weakness by exposing Trump's fraudulent business career and his economic policies which have benefited big corporations at the expense of working families. Steyer believes it's important for Democrats to make a strong economic case to the voters, and hopes to hear the other candidates discuss how they would challenge Trump on the economy at the debates this week.

When Steyer announced his candidacy, he stated that he was not going to give Trump a free run during the Primary - and this is just the start. The ad comes as Steyer recently secured two qualifying polls that put him on track to appear on the debate stage in September. Steyer will continue his campaign tour this week with his first trip to New Hampshire.


And a press release from Aug. 1:

Tom Steyer Ad Exposing Trump as a Failed Businessman to Air on Fox News

Steyer says he’s the Democrat who can take on Trump on the economy and win in TV ad that will air on Fox in the DC market

(San Francisco, August 1, 2019) — Today, presidential candidate Tom Steyer will run his “Trump is a Fraud” ad during Fox & Friends and Hannity. The ad is set to air in the DC market, with a total spend of $3,800, and is part of a $500,000 national TV buy. The 30-second ad debuted during the Democratic debates on July 30 and July 31, airing nationally on CNN and MSNBC and locally in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. In the ad, Steyer asserts: “Unlike other candidates, I can go head to head with Donald Trump on the economy and expose him for what he is — a fraud and a failure.” The ad is his campaign’s first TV ad to directly take on Trump.

“By airing this ad on Fox News, we are taking the fight directly to Trump. It’s necessary to call Trump what he is: a phony with a long history of exploiting working families, bankruptcies and shady business deals,” Campaign Manager Heather Hargreaves said. “Tom is the only candidate with the experience to call out Trump as a fraud, beat him on the economy, and start putting the American people before corporations.”

Steyer is uniquely suited to expose Trump as a fraud on the economy because of his successful private sector career, and believes that as the Democratic nominee he can turn Trump’s perceived strength on the economy into a weakness by exposing Trump’s fraudulent business career and his economic policies which have benefited big corporations at the expense of working families.

The ad comes as Steyer continues to surge in the polls. According to a recent Morning Consult poll, Steyer is already polling at 4% in the early primary states of New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina and Nevada just three weeks into his presidential campaign. He also recently secured two qualifying polls that put him on track to appear on the debate stage in September.