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Tom Steyer Thinks His Progressive Policies Will Win Big in South Carolina

Presidential candidate Tom Steyer describes himself as “a straight-up progressive,” but he warns against nominating Bernie Sanders, whom he calls one of the field’s “extremes.”
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer at a campaign stop in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Presidential candidate Tom Steyer describes himself as “a straight-up progressive,” ahead of the South Carolina primary, but he warns against nominating Bernie Sanders, whom he calls one of the field’s “extremes.”

Steyer has invested major campaign resources in South Carolina, where he’s showing more support than in other state and national polls. Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to win the state’s primary on Saturday with the support of black voters, but Steyer has been making plays for those same votes.

“I’ve spent more time here than anybody else,” he says. “I have looked more

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