Would you pay $47 in new taxes to hike with a billionaire who's funding the hike?
Separate election cycles mean separate voter outreach, polling, media buys, and administration. A billionaire can afford it. You pay for it.
Environmental initiatives are genuinely good. But when one person can literally bankroll the democratic process to make them happen, we should at least notice.
Quick answers to common questions
Tom Steyer has spent over $100 million of his own money on political campaigns and ballot measures. The question isn't whether special elections work. It's whether you're voting for the policy or the guy funding it. Sometimes they're the same thing. Sometimes that's the problem.