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As 2020 approaches, experts worry targeted political ads could be too powerful.
At first, Tom Steyer’s late bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination hardly made a ripple in Washington.
- Jesselyn Cook
- HuffPost
The little-known billionaire threw his hat into the ring on July 9, months after a crowded lineup of other Democrats had hit the campaign trail running.
He seemed to drop in out of nowhere.
But within a matter of weeks, 62-year-old Steyer was polling at an astonishing 7% in early caucus and primary states — surpassing Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke and other big-name contenders.
He even…