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" Donald Trump's crass charms are apparently very limited - historically so, if polling is any indication. "
Tom Steyer
Polling
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Trump
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" The truth is that transitioning to clean energy like wind and solar will create millions of new, good jobs that can't be outsourced, and spur economic growth - all while avoiding the inevitable, significant damages our economy will suffer should we keep building more pipelines. "
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New
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" The tech-driven economy leads to a two-tier job market where workers are either critical or 'commodity.' This divisive 'winner-take-all' mentality hurts most Americans and worsens economic inequality. "
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" The most sacred duty of the President of the United States of America is to defend and protect the Constitution and the principles it enshrines: freedom, fairness, and equality. "
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Equality
Constitution
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" We can't double down on the failed energy policies of the past. "
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Double
Down
Past
" I think I was on this very straightforward escalator - grammar school, high school, college, get a job on Wall Street, kind of everything leads to the next thing. But at what point do you get to step back and say, 'I'd like to take a broader view of my time on this planet?' "
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Step
College
Job
" When Republicans say they want to run government 'like a business,' they apparently mean 'run government like a Trump casino headed straight for bankruptcy court.' "
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Business
Want
" The dialogue around climate change can often become mired in gloom and doom, which is understandable given the topic. "
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Change
" Trump's one consistent position is that he will stop at nothing to protect his properties and his profits. "
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Will
Nothing
Position
" I am a true believer that we have to change the way we generate and consume energy in the United States. "
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United
I Am
Energy
" As a businessman, Trump preyed on the hopes and anxieties of struggling middle-class families. He cheated and scammed employees and customers alike. He left behind a trail of bankrupted companies. Past is prologue, and Trump has continued to pursue his own aggrandizement ruthlessly and relentlessly as a candidate and as president-elect. "
Tom Steyer
Employees
Past
Own
" We believe the way social change occurs in the United States, over the last 200 years, is the democratic process. "
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Process
Believe
Change
" We try to separate the world into the stuff we can control and the stuff we can't. "
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Separate
Control
World
" I founded NextGen Climate with a clear mission in mind: to act politically to prevent climate disaster and preserve American prosperity. "
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Disaster
Clear
American
" Americans can take on huge projects. But they need to understand why they should take on a huge project. "
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Project
Why
Understand
" If you know your destination, choosing a route - while not trivial - is manageable. "
Tom Steyer
You
Know
Destination
" The most powerful thing in politics is voter-to-voter contact. People take in ideas and formulate opinions by contact with other people they perceive to be trustworthy - other voters, people from their communities. "
Tom Steyer
Powerful
Ideas
People
" I was in business for 30 years, and my experience is that the best way to operate is to work fairly and closely with partners over a long period of time. "
Tom Steyer
Best
Experience
Time
" Another word for politics in my mind is organization. You have to be organized; you have to get out there. It's not just magic. "
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Politics
Magic
Organization
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Unpredictable
Care
More
" I've always said that climate change is the defining issue of our generation. I've set out to hold candidates and elected officials accountable and to push our democracy to truly represent the interests of our kids. "
Tom Steyer
Out
Push
Change
" The American people know that climate change is the kind of problem only America can solve. "
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America
American
Change
" We think that when the American people make a decision together that they want something, politicians have to listen to them, and that's the process we believe in. "
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Think
People
Decision
" The whole key to a fight is throwing the first punch. "
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First
Fight
Punch
" American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs. "
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Democracy
Ability
Informed
" In the presidential debates back in 2008 and 2012, the candidates clearly didn't know how to make climate change resonate with voters - if they mentioned it at all. "
Tom Steyer
Change
Back
Climate Change
" 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. "
Tom Steyer
Clean
Economy
Energy
" I really don't want the highlight of my life to be my success as an investor. Genuinely. My idea of death would be that person who is still telling you about that goal he scored in 1974. "
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My Life
Success
You
" America can't stop talking about Donald Trump. Even if we want to look away, we just can't. "
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America
Stop
Away
" Tax cuts for the rich defund the critical public programs on which American families depend. "
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American
Public
Tax