Written by Frank Li
Although there are more than 20 Presidential candidates in the Democratic Party, none of them seems to be good enough to take on President Trump. So, let’s give Tom Steyer a chance, by getting him on the debate stage in September, at least!
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1. Who is Tom Steyer?
Below is an excerpt from Wikipedia – Tom Steyer:
Thomas Fahr Steyer (born June 27, 1957) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, liberal activist, and fundraiser.[2] He is a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.[3]
Steyer is the founder and former co-senior managing partner of Farallon Capital and the co-founder of Onecalifornia Bank, which became (through merger) Beneficial State Bank, an Oakland-based community development bank.[2]Farallon Capital manages $20 billion in capital for institutions and high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s institutional investors include college endowments and foundations.[2] Since 1986, Steyer has been a partner and member of the Executive Committee at Hellman & Friedman, a San Francisco – based $8 billion private equity firm.
2. Why does he deserve a chance?
For the same reason Donald Trump deserved a chance in 2016: change!
Specifically, three main reasons:
- Like Donald Trump in 2016, Tom Steyer is not a career politician.
- Like Donald Trump, Tom Steyer is a billionaire, who need not cave to the moneyed political establishment.
- Like Donald Trump, Tom Steyer is not particularly partisan.
More on this in Section 4.
3. Listen to Steve Bannon!
Steve Bannon deserves huge credit for Donald Trump’s win in 2016. So, let’s listen to him for 2020.
I agree with his assessment! Other than that, Steve Bannon Is a Fraud, Totally!
4. Tom Steyer vs. Donald Trump
Two simple questions and answers:
- Is candidate Steyer worse than candidate Trump? No!
- Can President Steyer possibly be worse than President Trump? No!
Let me elaborate on each …
4.1 Candidate Steyer can’t be worse than candidate Trump!
The image below is worth more than 1,000 words.
4.2 President Steyer can’t possibly be worse than President Trump!
Has President Trump even tried to unify the country after winning the election in 2016?
No! He has been hugely divisive instead!
Can the President really govern by being so hugely divisive?
No, of course not!
Why, then, is the President so divisive?
It’s “Trump 2020” stupid!
In other words, President Trump has never dedicated even one single day to governing (Donald Trump Filed for Re-election 5 Hours After He Was Sworn In to Office), but has spent every day in the White House on campaigning for his re-election in 2020, non-stop bashing everything non-majority, from Muslims, to [illegal] immigrants, to blacks, to Latinos, to China, and to four minority congresswomen!
Two net results:
- Superficially, he is just one war away from being the worst President, which he might ultimately launch out of desperation. For more, read: Trump 2016 vs. Trump 2020.
- In essence, MAGA (Mage America Great Again) has become MAWA (Make America White Again), giving white supremacists the cover and reason for carrying out gun massacres. For more, read: Walmart shooting in El Paso among deadliest gun massacres in US history.
5. Discussion
America is deeply in trouble. “We the People” simply do not know what to do, other than periodically casting our vote of “no confidence” to elect someone very different to be the President – first Barack Obama, then Donald Trump. Unfortunately, neither has worked out!
The image below shows one big example: out-of-control spending!
For more, read: The US Budget Deficit Has Exploded under Donald Trump.
Now, will the next President make the difference?
Highly unlikely!
Do we have an alternative?
No – We are stuck with democracy! For more, read: America: It’s Democracy, Stupid!
In other words, we can either give up or keep trying. The latter of course, until we find a transformational leader matching China’s Deng. Two informative readings:
- President Trump Must Be One-Term, Voluntarily!
- American Democracy – Why is it failing & how to fix it?
6. Closing
Let’s give Tom Steyer a chance, by getting him on the debate stage in September, at least!
Here is what you can do to help make it happen: donating $1 by clicking this link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tom_steyer.
Now, please sit back and enjoy the short video below:
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