Tom Steyer, one of the leading candidates for governor in California, is an unusual figure. He’s a Democratic megadonor who’s put tens of millions of dollars behind his current run after an even more lavishly self-funded 2020 presidential campaign — and he’s endorsed by the Bernie Sanders-aligned group Our Revolution. Steyer has drawn attention promising to make California a bulwark against Trump’s attacks on democracy. Vox’s Zack Beauchamp spoke with him about what that means — and the tensions of running as a self-described “class traitor” billionaire.

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