General Discussion

Steyer has certainly walked on the right side of most issues. And even those where he was against some things important to me — like against Medicare For All while he was a big supporter and fundraiser for Hillary when she ran against Bernie — he has in December 2025, reversed his position, posting to a video to social media in which he stated he was "wrong" to oppose single-payer healthcare, saying "Bernie Sanders was right" and that after looking at data, he came to believe that single-payer was the best choice.

He has definitely put his mouth and his money in the right place re climate. He supports taxing wealthy. Supports assault weapon bans, opposes Citizens United, etc. I don’t vote in CA and I admire Katie Porter. But I would have no problem supporting Steyer should he be the nominee. While I abhor that his hedge fun invested in private prisons Steyer has repeatedly expressed remorse about his former firm’s ties with the detention company. In 2012, he sold his stake in Farallon. I wish he had been as “pure” a progressive with nothing in his background to give me pause — but that’s just not the way it is. So looking at the total package and where he stands almost 15 years later — Im more impressed with what he is for now than willing to throw it all out for what his hedge fund did.