The Democrats have a growing billionaire problem. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is using his vast personal wealth to push Democrats out-of-step with the public on gun issues. Now, a hedge fund billionaire, Tom Steyer, is threatening to use his wealth to defeat Democrats who support construction of the Keystone pipeline. If they heed his threats,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Billionaire
Billionaire Tries to Buy Legislation, and the New York Times Loves It
New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro promoted billionaire New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's bankrolling of his latest liberal crusade on Sunday's front page: "TV Blitz on Guns Puts Swing Senators on the Spot." Barbaro, who covered the Romney campaign in hostile fashion and hated Wal-Mart's occasional donations to conservative groups (dwarfed by the corporation's… Read more »
ABC Touts Bloomberg’s ‘Personal Fortune’ Funding Gun Control Ads, But Warned of ‘Billionaire’ Conservatives
Good Morning America on Monday hyped Michael Bloomberg using his "personal fortune" to promote gun control with new ads. Reporter Jim Avila used three clips of either Bloomberg or the commercials he's now running in 13 states. Just one pro-Second Amendment voice was featured in the segment. In contrast, when the Koch brothers supported the Tea Party… Read more »
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The rise of the motivated left-wing billionaire?
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • MA-Sen: Interesting—are we about to see a new generation of left-leaning billionaires rise up to counter the Sheldon Adelsons, David Kochs, and Foster Friesses of the world? Philanthropist Tom Steyer, who… Read more »