The 2020 presidential campaign may get two from Washington state

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As the curtain opens on the 2020 presidential campaign two big names from Washington state are considering whether to jump in.
And they would bring two very different backgrounds to the campaign.

Jay Inslee is in his second term as Washington governor. Before that, he served a total of 16 years in Congress representing the 4th District in eastern Washington, then the 1st district in the Puget Sound region.

Howard Schultz led the Starbucks Coffee chain to international prominence. He offered health and college benefits to employees. He stepped down after a total of 24 years in leadership.

Inslee spent most of this year as president of the National Democratic Governors Association. It’s a job that involves campaign trips to the first presidential primary state, New Hampshire, and the first presidential caucus state, Iowa.

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Schultz has often expressed disgust for political division. He once asked the public not to donate to Democrats or Republicans until they broke the gridlock.

In 2011, he joined a non-partisan group calling itself “No Labels.”

http://mynorthwest.com/1205757/the-2020-presidential-campaign-may-get-two-from-washington-state/

I like Jay Inslee. Not so sure about Howard Schultz. After Trump do we want another businessman with no prior elected office experience?

[pecosbob]

1. For me the No Labels connection is a non-starter, period.

One percenters can go screw themselves...

[montanacowboy]

2. No More Frigging Business people

The USA is NOT a corporate boardroom to be run as such

Jay Inslee would make a fabulous President - he has my vote.

[Aristus]

3. I'd love to see Governor Inslee in a Presidential ticket with Kamala Harris, with either in the top

spot.

[suffragette]

4. I like Inslee as well. Big fat NO on Schultz. He wants to cut Social Security and Medicare. He makes

that a central point in what he hopes to accomplish. With that as a starting point in negotiating with Republicans to bring about supposed compromise and consensus, just picture how bad final agreements would likely be.

The following is from 2018, and he has talked about cutting Social Security and Medicare in the past as well.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/05/howard-schultz-rips-democrats-for-veering-too-far-left.html

I think the greatest threat domestically to the country is this $21 trillion debt hanging over the cloud of America and future generations," Schultz said. "The only way we're going to get out of that is we've got to grow the economy, in my view, 4 percent or greater. And then we have to go after entitlements."

Edit to add this from 2011:

https://money.cnn.com/2011/08/16/news/economy/starbucks_boycott_washington/index.htm

He said politicians can still make it right by coming together and reaching a compromise deal that would lift the cloud of uncertainty that has hamstrung the economy.
"It means reaching a deal on debt, revenue, and spending long before the deadline arrives this fall," the letter said. "It means considering all options, from entitlement programs to taxes."

[Wounded Bear]

5. Schultz is pretty well loathed in Washington state...

after the whole Soncis debacle. Besides, no more businessmen, I don't care how "liberal" they appear to be. They make shitty politicians. And BTW, I feel exactly the same about Tom Steyer.

Inslee would get my support.