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Tom Steyer 2020
Tom Steyer 2020
"Trust the People" >
:30 TV ad from Aug. 14, 2019 run locally in IA, NH, NV and SC.
[Music]
Steyer: Our
democracy is under attack. It’s been bought by corporations that put
profits over people.
I’ve been taking on corporations and winning for 10 years.
I trust the people, not the politicians in Washington, to fix this.
As president, I’ll establish a national referendum to make your voice
heard.
And term limits for Congress, to ensure politicians focus more on you
than getting re-elected.
I’m Tom Steyer and I approve this message. Let’s make change
happen.
Notes: The Steyer
campaign spent big on TV advertising in an effort to raise his poll
numbers so he would qualify for the third debate. (He fell one
qualifying poll short). The Aug. 14
press release...
Steyer Calls Out
Corporate Control of Politicians in Latest Ad
In “Trust the
People,” Steyer advocates for term limits and a
national referendum— the first for a Democrat seeking the nomination
(SAN FRANCISCO, August 14, 2019) — Today, candidate for
the
Democratic
presidential nomination Tom Steyer released his campaign’s
latest ad “Trust
the
People,” which highlights the stranglehold corporations have on
Washington politicians. In the ad, Steyeradvocates
for term limits for Congress and a national referendum in order to put
the power of our Democracy back in the hands of the American
people.
The ad will
run today through August 20 locally in Iowa, New Hampshire, South
Carolina, and Nevada — the first four primary and caucus states.
“I
trust the people, not the politicians in Washington, to fix this. As
president, I’ll establish a national referendum to make your voice
heard. And term limits for Congress, to ensure politicians focus more
on you than getting re-elected,” Steyer said in the ad.
On Tuesday, August 13th, Steyer reached
the donor requirement of 130,000 to make the September debate. He is
now just one qualifying poll away from making it onto the September DNC
debate stage in Houston, TX. In only a few weeks, Steyer has
surpassed candidates who have been in the race much longer, in polling
from Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South
Carolina. Steyer has
been steadily gaining traction in early primary states, as indicated by
three qualifying polls in Iowa and South Carolina, the most recent of
which, from Monmouth University, had the candidate polling at 3%. Other
non-DNC sanctioned polls show Steyer joining the top tier of
Democratic contenders. On Monday,Morning
Consult had Steyer polling at 6% in early states,
tying for fourth place with Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, and Cory
Booker. A new Change
Research
Poll has Steyer at 3% in Nevada, besting
Beto O’Rourke.