Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer called himself a 'grassroots person'
Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer said on Sunday he made the cutoff for Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate because of his messaging — not the millions of dollars he's spent on advertising.
"I think that the thing that has put me on this stage — and it is the same for every single person who's running for president — is message," Steyer said on CNN's "State of the Union." "I have a very simple message, which is, the government is broken. It's been bought by corporations.
"You and your campaign, you make up the overwhelming majority of television ad spending on those states," Tapper said. "Ninety-one percent of television ad spending in South Carolina is from you, and 97 percent of ad spending in Nevada is from you.""We have 82 organizers on the ground in South Carolina," Steyer said.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who didn't make Tuesday's Democratic debate cutoff, said the Democratic National Committee rules "have systematically paved the way for a billionaire to buy his way onto the stage."Loading By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
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