VIDEO RELEASE: “If We Win, Corporations Lose” — Tom Steyer Delivers Closing Argument at San Francisco GOTV Rally
SAN FRANCISCO — At a fired-up Get Out The Vote rally in San Francisco, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and climate advocate Tom Steyer delivered a barnburning closing argument centered on lowering costs for working Californians and taking on corporate power in Sacramento.
In remarks to supporters three days before Election Day, Steyer accused corporations and billionaires of attempting to buy the governor’s race, contrasted his campaign with Xavier Becerra’s corporate backing, and urged voters to reject “politics as usual.”
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I know this race has seemed complicated. But it’s actually now very, very simple.
It comes down to this: Do you want a California for corporations, or a California for Californians?
Do you want this to be a state where our healthcare system puts profit over people?
Do you want this to be a state where Big Oil charges us 8 bucks a gallon?
A state where special interests rig the system for themselves?
These aren’t difficult questions. I have a very simple answer and it sounds like you do too.
I wasn’t born a billionaire, I won’t die a billionaire, and I’ll never govern for billionaires.
As governor, I’ll raise taxes on billionaires – myself included. I’m the only candidate who will say that.
It’s a big reason why the other billionaires hate me.
The truth is this: I might be the only billionaire on the ballot, but I’m not the only one in this race.
In this race, the corporations and billionaires have picked their candidate.
Xavier Becerra is backed by a roster of corporations and billionaires who got rich by ripping you off – and who want a governor who’ll let them keep doing it.
Chevron, Meta, Uber, Airbnb, PG&E, and McDonald’s have given tens of millions of dollars to boost his campaign, and stop ours.
Amazingly, Big Tobacco joined the big money brigade yesterday. Can you believe it? They had to do it! They felt left out!
Ask yourself: Do you really want the same future Chevron does?
Do you want the same things Meta wants?
Do you think Big Tobacco wants good things for the people of California?
It’s not charity. It’s an investment. And corporations expect a return on their investment in Xavier Becerra.
They’re backing the guy whose chief selling point is that he “knows the system.” That he’s been a part of the system for a long time.
Of course they are. They love the system! Because it’s been working well for them.
They want to keep your rent high.
They want to keep your bills high.
They don’t want you to have affordable healthcare.
And they want you to vote for Xavier Becerra.
But here’s what you need to know: They don’t care about you.
Steyer’s full remarks can be found here.
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