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3. Being a billionaire is not a qualification

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 01:48 PM

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and runn9ing for office out of ego? I am so fucking over it.

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Bilionaire Tom Steyer declares run for California governor [View all] In It to Win It Wednesday OP

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Right? Just because someone has Cha Wednesday #20

Maybe we SHOULD try a billionaire leftstreet Wednesday #13

What Congress is letting them do n/t leftstreet Wednesday #15

Newsom can't run again. haele Wednesday #8

Doh! I usta know that. Still want a none billionaire in the office. marble falls Wednesday #9

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One good one out of how many? Starting with Gov Rockefeller. marble falls Wednesday #17

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Being a billionaire is not a qualification Bettie Wednesday #3

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Ugh... ck4829 Wednesday #6

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That's good to know fujiyamasan Wednesday #11

Interesting how certain progressives instinctively dislike the guy... W_HAMILTON Wednesday #12

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Been lied to and burnt before. marble falls Wednesday #18

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Surely by many non-billionaires as well. W_HAMILTON Wednesday #27

I knew that was coming Before I Cha Wednesday #21

Some people seem to think "the billionaires" is a baseball team DFW Wednesday #23

I am leaning Swalwell if he decides to run. My problem with Steyer JI7 Wednesday #25

Yech 🤢 No Thanks ... nt Raine Wednesday #26

Good for him. An environmentalist Democrat... QueerDuck Wednesday #28