Billionaires are the target in this year's Democratic campaign
WASHINGTON - When investment mogul Henry Kravis put his Colorado ranch on the market earlier this year for $46 million, attention to its big-game hunting grounds, marble-countered butler's pantry and golf course designed by Greg Norman ran high on the society pages - and on the Twitter feed of Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
"Billionaires like this guy make me wonder what our country needs more of," the Massachusetts senator wrote, "ranches with golf courses designed by PGA players & fireplaces 'imported from European castles' - or universal childcare & a Green New Deal?"
It wasn't long ago that demonizing the super-rich was risky politics for Democrats. Candidates worried about charges of class warfare and feared turning off voters who dreamed of joining the ranks of the 1%. The Democratic Party's economic policies sought to aid
