Sent Tom Steyer some money this morning.

“What? Are you insane? The guy’s a billionaire, he doesn’t need your money!”

In fact, he does. There are so many billionaires any more that they split up into sub-classes just like anyone else. Tom is one of the lesser ones, close to the bottom of the billionaire poverty barrel in fact, at $1.6 billion net worth. Unlike Bloomberg, he cannot finance a presidential run from his own funds, though it has gotten him a good start in the primaries.

I recognize, of course, that a billionaire outsider is a hard sell because of Trump’s negative example. The similarities stop there, with that simple descriptor though. Tom has a consistent record of thoughtful and generous support for environmental action and progressive politics. He has some well formed and articulately expressed ideas. I think he could beat Trump, and he could handle the job.

I still prefer Warren and Klobuchar as candidates, but I will continue to support all viable candidates, since I don’t want to see another Kamala Harris. It still infuriates me that she had to quit, limiting our options more than they really should be.