Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Presidential hopeful Tom Steyer can buy attention. Will that turn into votes?
California billionaire and presidential candidate Tom Steyer be on the debate stage on Tuesday because of unusually high poll numbers. His polling jumped in two key early primary states last week.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readCalifornia billionaire and presidential candidate Tom Steyer be on the debate stage on Tuesday because of unusually high poll numbers. His polling jumped in two key early primary states last week. A Fox News poll showed him at 15% in South Carolina, which puts him second (only behind Joe Biden). In Nevada, he tied for third with Elizabeth Warren at 12%.
Also, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker withdrew from the presidential race this morning. What went wrong?
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1 of 5With budget surplus, why isn’t California spending more on homelessness?- 0:00Presidential hopeful Tom Steyer can buy attention. Will that turn into votes?You’re reading this
- 9:52Supreme Court considers Bridgegate, Texas refuses refugees
- 18:33California has a huge budget surplus, so why isn’t more money going toward homelessness?
- 26:44Oscar nominations: Still white and male-dominated, but more international
- 35:10The sound of 2020: Pop meets indie, and digital DIY