Book it. Just looking for some attention for whatever reason. I would not get worried about him.

n/t

Priceless.

advertising when he's being an asshole.

Talk is still cheap phase. I would think he is likely a terrible candidate with a typical, over-simplistic obsession to being chief executive.

Also there are a lot more moving parts in the U.S. Government than in a coffee franchise, and he should take as much time learning those as he took learning the coffee biz.

Business-owners like him in 2019 have an almost religious zeal about simplicity---declaring it a magic elixir for anything that ails government or society. But sometimes that attachment to simplicity is borne out of their inexperience in grasping all of the moving parts of a complex issue. They have no choice but to be simple, "complicated" is over their head.

Over-simplification is what elected Trump. Nobody wants to ever go there again; as well as electing a president specifically because he has no government experience. So Shultz's candidacy is half-over before it even gets starts.

Sorry for the rant.

about healthcare and other things, that aren't so extremist...as the two major parties go to their corners and propose what he considers exteme positions.

He retired from Starbucks, so he has no business to increase his brand for. Unless he has something else planned. OR maybe he left Starbucks in preparation for this.

I guess we'll find out.

I noticed that he didn't answer that question about siphoning off votes. Not a good answer.

I mean, how many people would actually buy it without buzz like this?

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Both of them.

I got it.

at least 10 locations in Moscow

He will only anger people , and drive them away from Starbucks for it. Anyone remember Papa John's, and how he hurt that business?

but his book. Baristas start at under 8 bucks an hour, but he's amazed Americans don't have 400 dollars.

Liar.

lets hope Democrats don't fall for the same third party crap from the last election!

What republicans are going to vote for that?

Mark Penn. I mean, he was a lifelong Dem and now he thinks they're far, far left. Ratfucker.

For real.

Satarbucks is some of the worst. We have some really good coffee shops in my neighborhood.

Don't trust that guy ever.

Remember that the next time he is crying his crocodile tears on MSNBC about how "his party" left him. He of all people knows this isn't a winning hand - and could help reelect Trump.

'A vote for Schultz is a vote for Trump'

I never heard of him before today. So, he's a CEO of a chain of coffee shops - is he any more qualified for the presidency than the horrendous failure now occupying the office? I'm guessing that he isn't.

I would have thought that the current WH occupant would have proved to anyone beyond a shadow of a doubt that CEOs are ill-equipped to run government.

as far as I am concerned. NO! You never struggled then you don't get it, period!

She’s another egotist and she had no experience governing.

He’s in it for his ego. Won’t ever consider him, though his accomplishments are impressive. He lost me with that question.

He had serious policy proposals as well. His ego told him he had a chance, but his head knew Clinton would be better than an extension of Reagan/Bush.

Nader just wanted to punish the folks that tried to ignore him. The real villain was butterfly ballot that gave Buchanan enough Gore votes to swing FL. Gore's choice of Lieberman the scold probably lost more votes than Nader got.

All my opinion based on living through both elections and being particularly close to the 1992 race.

Another similar spoiler in reverse was billionaire Ross Perot, who leaned more conservative and pulled enough votes to give victory to Bill Clinton.

No way can a third party candidate win in today's environment where the nation is so polarized, and a candidate who would likely pull more votes from Democrats than Trump is the worst nightmare.

Someone should start a petition saying everyone will boycott Starbucks if he runs as an independent, and urge him to either stay out of the race, or run in one of the two mainstream political parties.

If he wants to run in a primary as a Dem like everyone else, I'd have no objections but don't think he'd have a chance against the seasoned field of strong contenders. If he or some other rich businessman ran as a rethug (doubtful given his ideology) he might actually pull some votes away from Trump voters who liked the idea of voting for a business mogul.

I want someone qualified in the White House next time. Someone with experience in how Washington works. Someone who can navigate the halls of Congress and not surround herself with crooks, criminals and corruption.

This is government we're talking about, not a board room. Two different things. If Schulz doesn't get that, he's unqualified to begin with. If he did get it, he wouldn't even be considering running. He's just one more self-absorbed, narcissistic, arrogant plutocrat who's hell-bent on bankrupting our country while lining his own pockets.

Schulz is joke!