Howard Schultz candidacy is Trump's 'best chance' in 2020, says Julian Castro
Source: The Guardian
The Democratic presidential candidate said that the former Starbucks CEO risked splitting the anti-Trump vote
Martin Pengelly in New York
Sun 27 Jan 2019 17.33 GMT
Democratic presidential contender Julián Castro said on Sunday the former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz will give Donald Trump “his best hope of getting re-elected” if he chooses to launch an independent run for the White House.
Castro, a former San Antonio mayor and federal housing secretary under Barack Obama, is part of a growing field of declared candidates for the Democratic nomination.
Schulz has flirted with a run since stepping down from the coffee giant last year. In an interview with CBS 60 Minutes to be broadcast on Sunday, he reportedly said that if he does jump into the race, it will be as an independent.
Interviewed on CNN’s State of the Union, Castro was asked about Schultz’s contention that Democrats and Republicans “are engaged, every single day, in revenge politics”, and are thus not acting in the interest of the American people.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/27/howard-schultz-trumps-best-chance-julian-castro
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If Schultz thinks the strategy Pelosi engaged in to block the wall and end the shut down is "revenge politics," he is clueless about how to get things done.
It is so hypocritical of Schultz to note Trump is unqualified when Schultz himself is utterly unqualified.
Can't believe Steve Schmidt signed up to help him:
"He’s already begun hiring consultants, including Steve Schmidt, the manager for former Arizona Sen. John McCain’s Republican presidential campaign in 2008. Next week, Schultz is slated to launch a book tour." https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c4dc3cee4b06ba6d3bdf921
If Schmidt really believes Trump is the disaster he's been saying he is, then why is he working to give him a second term?! Fuck.
Fucking egomaniacal billionaires are killing this planet. 
