Climate activist and billionaire Tom Steyer to run for California governor

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3. I'll take Swalwell if he runs.

Long, long, long time fan of Katie and her white board. However, her behavior during the Senate race put me off of her...pouting and saying it was "rigged" wasn't a good look and it left a bad taste in my mouth. And leaving that purple seat in the OC was, I felt at the time, a massive error in judgment that showed a willingness to sacrifice the greater good for personal ambition. We retained that seat, but just barely and the House numbers REALLY mattered that year. Saying this pains me, because I absolutely ADORED her in her role as a House rep.

(Incidentally, Schiff was my rep for 20 years before running for Senate. I desperately wanted another female Senator as Boxer and Harris were the two best we've had in my lifetime, but despite the optics of being the white guy in the race, I truly thought he was the most qualified candidate. My politics align way more with Barbara Lee but, sadly, I didn't think she stood a chance of winning.)

Not that I trust polls anymore, but I am pretty concerned by recent polls showing the R beating Porter. I remember life in CA under R govs like Wilson and Ahhhnold and don't want to repeat that experience EVER again.

FWIW, I've met Tom Steyer at a rally (for Schiff, actually, a couple of years before the Senate race - it was a show of support for Adam in our community the face of attacks from the orange menace). At least on the surface, he seems like a decent sort. I just don't know that we need anymore billionaires in the mix. That said, J.B. Pritzker's doing good work in IL, so I won't automatically discount him based on just that.

Whomever becomes our Democratic nominee will have my full support, in any event.