Election 2020: Tom Steyer Qualifies for South Carolina Debate
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- Published on Sunday, 23 February 2020 18:16
Democratic Presidential candidate Tom Steyer qualified today for the next Democratic National Committee debate to be held in South Carolina on February 25th. Steyer secured qualification with a new CBS/YouGov poll showing Steyer at 18% giving him two of two qualifying polls.
"The race for the Democratic nomination is far from over. We are now entering a critical phase in the primary and next Saturday South Carolina voters will finally have the chance to have their voices heard," said Campaign Manager Heather Hargreaves. "They know that Tom is the only candidate in the race fighting to return power to communities left behind by Washington through specific policies, including reparations, direct democracy, and term limits for Members of Congress. On the debate stage Tuesday night, Tom will demonstrate that he is the only candidate who can expose Trump on the economy, put together a diverse coalition that can win in November, and break the corporate stranglehold over our government."
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The most recent polls conducted by The Post and Courier and East Carolina University prove Steyer's momentum, showing him as a leading candidate with 18% and 19% support in South Carolina, respectively.
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The latest Winthrop poll had Steyer at 15%. In addition, the Post and Courier poll showed Tom earning 24% support among black voters, only six points behind Joe Biden in first-place.
The DNC debate will be held on February 25th in Charleston, South Carolina.
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About Tom:
Tom Steyer left his successful investing business seven years ago to give his own money and all his time and energy to fighting for progressive causes. He soon became one of the country's leading forces in registering more young voters and voters of color, fighting climate change, working for racial justice, and helping secure better lives for all Americans. Tom has led a number of people-first, grassroots campaigns that have repeatedly defeated powerful special interests, beating big oil to win clean air laws, forcing big tobacco to pay its share of healthcare costs, and closing a billion-dollar corporate tax loophole to fund public schools.
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Tom and his wife Kat Taylor were early signers of the Giving Pledge, a commitment to give the bulk of their fortune to good causes before they die. Tom's dedication to doing what is right comes from his parents. His father was a lawyer who prosecuted Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials; his mother was a journalist and teacher who volunteered to teach prisoners in New York City jails. Tom says his parents showed him the power of having the courage to do the right thing. Their greatest lesson, he says, was that our actions speak louder than our words – what we do is more important than what we say.
