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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:25 AM Jan 2019

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Castro: Third-party bid by Schultz 'would provide Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected

Castro: Third-party bid by Schultz 'would provide Donald Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected'
BY ALICIA COHN - 01/27/19 10:17 AM EST

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro (D) on Sunday urged Starbucks founder Howard Schultz to reconsider running as an independent candidate for president in 2020.

Schultz "would provide Donald Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected," Castro said on CNN's "State of the Union."

"I would suggest to Mr. Schultz to truly think about the negative impact that would make."

Castro pointed to a recent poll showing Trump trailing likely 2020 Democratic candidates as proof that Trump is the underdog in the upcoming election.

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"[Trump's] only hope, if things stay the same, is to get a third-party [candidate] to siphon off votes," Castro claimed.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/427142-castro-third-party-bid-by-schultz-would-provide-donald-trump-with

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Castro: Third-party bid by Schultz 'would provide Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2019 OP

Wouldn't he siphon off votes from Trump? oberliner Jan 2019 #1

Castro is wrong. I think he would harm Trump. Dems aren't going to vote for a 3rd party Autumn Jan 2019 #2

Don't forget the BoBs liberal N proud Jan 2019 #3

I don't believe that at all. I have seen no proof of what you claim. Autumn Jan 2019 #6

Without the alternative, some would vote for Dem. lark Jan 2019 #4

As we learned in the last election edhopper Jan 2019 #5

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

1. Wouldn't he siphon off votes from Trump?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:26 AM

Jan 2019

All the "never-trump" Republicans could vote for him.

Autumn

(44,956 posts)

2. Castro is wrong. I think he would harm Trump. Dems aren't going to vote for a 3rd party

Reply to oberliner (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:31 AM

Jan 2019

but Libertarians, some Independents and unhappy Pukes will.

liberal N proud

(60,331 posts)

3. Don't forget the BoBs

Reply to Autumn (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:47 AM

Jan 2019

They have shown they would burn down the country before voting for anything other than their candidates

Autumn

(44,956 posts)

6. I don't believe that at all. I have seen no proof of what you claim.

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:57 AM

Jan 2019

Some Independents have always voted 3rd party over Democrats.

lark

(23,058 posts)

4. Without the alternative, some would vote for Dem.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:51 AM

Jan 2019

We have a friend who's a moderate repug and he will vote Dem if there's no other repug (other than drumpf) on the ticket.

edhopper

(33,432 posts)

5. As we learned in the last election

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 11:55 AM

Jan 2019

we don't want the popular vote diluted. You never know how that will turn out.

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