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Ruhle - "When Democrats continue to say "Down with the billionaires, we can't stand the rich!" A lot of people want to be rich. So is it the right message that the Democrats are going with?"
Cloobeck - "It's so "F-ing wrong"
Ruhle - "Whoa!"
Cloobeck - "I've talked to [Chuck] Schumer, I've talked to [Ron] Wyden, I've talked to [Nancy] Pelosi, and I said "If you use the term "Billionaires again, I'm done."
Ruhle - "Why?"
Cloobeck - "Because.. it's aspirational. (Huh?) I didn't start with anything. Just, penalize everyone that's done well? We all wanna do well. And we should be the party of "doing well". We should be a party of business and leadership. And it is very, very disturbing when I hear the "millionaire" or "billionaire" word, and I've told them to "STOP IT!", "KNOCK IT OFF!". Because, everyone wants to do really well and this is the world of the, uhh, aspirations.. " (What?)
Ruhle - "Then are you worried that the Democratic party is going too far to the left?"
Cloobeck - "So much so it drives me nuts! So much so, it would make me quit the party! And, I've made it very clear, I'll cut your money off! And others will do the same. We've had enough! We need a new brand!"
Cloobeck is very clear in what he is saying during this interview; He's saying that if the Democrats (the progressive wing) doesn't shut the fuck up about criticizing the economic policies that screw over the poor and middle class that favor the rich - like him - he, and others in the donor class will stop funding them.