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Tom Steyer has been touring the country Ior over a year pushing his ţ1eed to ,mpeachť campaign. 0ore than . million $mericans have signed the online petition giving him a massive database to count on even beiore he Iormally announces his candidacy.

$nother major advantage built into Steyer’s potential run: money. The New <ork native spent more than a Tuarter century running the )arallon &apital 0anagement hedge Iund and sits on an estimated net worth oi . billion. Since selling his stake in 20 2 he has pumped money into politics ɿrst by Iounding Next*en $merica to ɿght climate change and advocate Ior a clean energy economy.

What he needs: Iacial recognitio­n. The president has already seized on this in a Iamiliar Twitter attack. ţ-ust watched Wacky Tom Steyer who , have not seen in action beiore Ť 3resident 'onald Trump wrote in October. ţ+e comes OII as a crazed & stumbling lunatic who should be running out oi money pretty soon.ť

Still speculatio­n that he’s gearing up Ior a presidenti­al bid rose Iollowing November’s midterms when he unveiled a ţ)ive 5ightsť platiorm on a tour oi key primary states. $sked the 2020 Tuestion at a recent town hall Steyer replied ţ/ook , guarantee you , will be working Iull time Ior social justiceū. The Tuestion will be what is the best thing that , can ɿgure out to do"ť —Jessica Kwong

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