""As governor I will work my tail off to ban corporate PAC money," Steyer says in his latest video, which stylistically reflects previous ads - with shots of Steyer, seated and speaking directly into camera, interspersed with shots of Californians working various blue-collar jobs. The billionaire has mounted his campaign on economic issues, pitching voters on the idea that as an outsider without ties to special interests he can push changes through Sacramento to lower California's cost of living."
""The corporations who are making your life too expensive like it that way," Steyer said. "California needs to listen to California citizens, not lobbyists. That's why we have to ban corporate PAC money." The ad may resonate with voters alarmed by U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have removed many limits on how much corporations can spend to buy the attention and goodwill of elected officials, and have led campaigns for public office to increasingly become ad spending arms races."
Tom Steyer, a San Francisco investor and billionaire, is running for governor as a Democrat and has spent prodigious personal wealth on prolific television and digital advertising. The campaign centers on economic issues and positions Steyer as an outsider without ties to special interests who can lower California's cost of living. A new ad promises that, if elected, Steyer will ban corporate PAC money and features shots of Steyer speaking intercut with Californians in blue-collar jobs. The proposal may appeal to voters concerned about post–Supreme Court increases in corporate political spending but could prompt accusations of hypocrisy given Steyer's vast personal resources.
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