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" Donald Trump may be unusually flamboyant, but his views are all too representative of the party that is about to nominate him for president. "
Tom Steyer
President
Donald Trump
Him
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" Though much about Donald Trump is chaotic and unpredictable, his overall agenda as a businessman and politician is clear and consistent: He wants to make himself more powerful, and he doesn't care how he does it. "
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" On the path to a low-carbon, clean-energy future, we need cleaner, non-intermittent sources of power that will allow us to keep the lights on when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining. "
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" I think that Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi obviously are incredibly sympathetic to the DACA people. And so am I, of course. "
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" As president, Trump's economic proposals will bend our very economy and tax system to his purposes. "
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" I believe that trying to deal with Donald Trump is like trying to play three-card monte in Central Park: it's not going to work out. "
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" I know there are five stages of grief, but my parents raised me to pull up my socks when times get tough. "
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" Investing in more fossil fuel infrastructure will not strengthen our economy over the long-term, since the market is clearly indicating that clean energy sources are the future. "
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