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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 09:40 AM Jan 2019

Howard Schultz knows some Dems are going to hate him

Mike Allen 2 hours ago

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tells Axios he's "unfazed" by the online trashing from Democrats who think that by running for president as an independent, he could split the anti-Trump vote and re-elect the president.

What he's saying: "I'm putting myself in a position that I know is going to create hate, anger, disenfranchisement from friends, from Democrats," Schultz said after last night's "60 Minutes" segment unveiling his plan to explore an independent bid.

"I'm concerned about one thing: Doing everything I can to help families who have been left behind, and to restore dignity and honor back in the Oval Office."

"I'm not considering this to win the Twitter primary," he continued. "I believe that lifelong Democrats and lifelong Republicans are looking for a home, and they're not spending hours and hours on Twitter."

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https://www.axios.com/2020-presidential-election-howard-schultz-run-1d3251eb-ae14-44fc-8595-45a9cf41dc5e.html

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Howard Schultz knows some Dems are going to hate him (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2019 OP
Republican plant? Soxfan58 Jan 2019 #1
Lifelong Republicans are cheering . . . Iliyah Jan 2019 #2
At least Bloomberg, if he runs, will run as a Democrat. Schultz is a jerk if he runs as an still_one Jan 2019 #3

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. Lifelong Republicans are cheering . . .
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 09:46 AM
Jan 2019

Hopefully shithole and Pence will be long gone . . . by that time.

UGH

still_one

(92,372 posts)
3. At least Bloomberg, if he runs, will run as a Democrat. Schultz is a jerk if he runs as an
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 09:48 AM
Jan 2019

independent.

He admits he would create hate, anger, from Democrats, so he knows he would lose their votes.



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