Tom Steyer qualifies for Democratic debate after surge in early voting states
Billionaire investor came in second place with 15% in South Carolina and tied with Warren in third place at 12% in Nevada
Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer has narrowly qualified for next week’s key debate in Iowa after polls in the early voting states of Nevada and South Carolina showed a surprise surge in support.
Steyer, a San Francisco-based billionaire investor whose candidacy has languished in polls near the bottom of a narrowing Democratic field, came in second place with 15% in South Carolina and tied with the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren in third place at 12% in Nevada.