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“We’ve had wealthy Democratic politicians before. FDR and JFK had tremendous fortunes, yet they enacted some of the most progressive policies in American history.”

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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 1 points 10 minutes ago
[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

Ugh I don’t like billionaires.

[–] kabe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 minutes ago

Understandable, but policy-wise Steyer is the most progressive of the bunch. All the other candidates are standard-issue corporate Dems or Republicans.