Howard Schultz's Own Polling Finds His Campaign Would Reelect Trump

[CousinIT]

Which IS (make no mistake) why he's running. Trump needs help. Schultz is his crutch.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/howard-schultz-own-polling-reelect-trump.html

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Schultz’s team released very partial internal polling data. Somewhat suspiciously, the data did not show what information the respondents were given about Schultz, to possibly prompt them to support him. The bottom-line figures showed Schultz drawing a whopping 17 percent of the national vote in a three-way race with Trump and either Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren. The same figures showed Trump beating both Democrats 33 to 32 percent.

In other words, Schultz’s own polling indicates he would lose badly, and would throw the race to Trump. The independent polling is even worse than that.

Partisan Republicans have supplied one of the few sources of support for Schultz’s candidacy. The Wall Street Journal has an editorial praising Schultz and attacking his Democratic critics for being afraid of his as-yet hypothetical ideas. “They seem to fear a policy debate,” sneers the editorial, which at no point contemplates even the possibility that Democrats actually fear Schultz’s spoiler potential. Schultz approvingly tweeted out the editorial.

Fox News reports that Schultz “told advisors that he was shocked by the stridency of the attacks made by Democrats,” a fact that, if true, would indicate an ignorance of the political system so proud it would be disqualifying. In case he hasn’t been following this closely, lots of people really want to defeat Trump and really do not want to open up a window for a historically unpopular president with a strong base but very low ceiling of approval to squeak through a split electorate with a minority of the vote.

Apparently Schultz expected his announcement to go over like the rollout of a new seasonal coffee flavor. Turns out people really dislike this Trump guy and don’t want some wealthy political tourist wandering into a political war they’ve been devoting every waking hour to winning! Who knew?

[doompatrol39]

1. Has he polled folks on here?

Because there were a surprising amount who seemed to think he'd do more damage to Trump than a Dem.

[at140]

3. I feel the same...

Schultz is more fiscal conservative than Trump. He will split conservative voters.

[Vinca]

4. He's an unknown to them, so Coulter and Limpballs will tag him as a flaming liberal

and it will split the Democratic vote. Conservatives - at least Trump cult members - aren't big on doing their own research.

[at140]

5. True, but will depend on how much

Schultz spends his own money to get his message across to the Trumpofiles. He has the money. I already have seen in news Schultz wants to reduce national debt.

[Vinca]

8. I don't know if Republicans give a rat's ass about the national debt anymore.

Don's spending like a drunken sailor who's been at sea for a year. Actually, it's the normal GOP MO to run up the debt, but this time they seem to be having a harder time of hiding it.

[at140]

9. Right, Republican politicians including Trump don't give a rat's ass about deficits

but many voters from the republican party probably do. They might be swayed by Schultz.

My best guess...Schultz will take many votes away from Trump.

[qazplm135]

7. I think that's possible

I think polling now is going to be far different from polling in the summer of 2020.

[HopeAgain]

2. Who are these mystery supporters of Schultz?

I have yet to meet one.

[rainin]

6. A series of organized boycott days might discourage him.

They should start soon. We've already stopped -- the day he announced.