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Howard Schultz's presidential dream crushed by Paul Krugman in devastating 'nobody wants him' tweets
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Take the hint, Howard!
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman likely put a huge dent in the presidential aspirations of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Tuesday morning in a series of tweets that exposed the businessman as nothing more than a conservative posing as a centrist.
Along the way, he mocked the idea that the country is clamoring for Schultz to run, snarking, “Who says there are any Schultz voters? Aside from immediate family, and given secret ballots not sure about them.”
In the series of tweets, the New York Times columnist called out Schultz for a presidential campaign that seems based on an oversized ego, saying he may not last long in the public eye.
“Howard Schultz may go away once he realizes that nobody wants him,” Krugman tweeted. ” Or maybe not: with great wealth comes great ego, plus people who will feed it. But let’s treat this as a teachable moment about what centrism means in America today “
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/howard-schultzs-presidential-dream-crushed-paul-krugman-devastating-nobody-wants-tweetstorm/
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Howard Schultz may go away once he realizes that nobody wants him. Or maybe not: with great wealth comes great ego, plus people who will feed it. But let's treat this as a teachable moment about what centrism means in America today 1/
On economics, Schultz is way to the right of the public 2/
As I pointed out in my column today, the public wants higher taxes on the rich and more spending on social programs 3/
What fraction of voters wants Social Security cuts, a staple of centrist positioning? 6 percent. No, there isn't a digit missing. 4/
More generally, the socially-liberal/economically conservative position -- the lower right quadrant in this figure -- is basically the Empty Quadrant of American politics -- except in green rooms 5/
But boy, is it heavily represented in those green rooms. For Schultz is basically the very model of a major modern centrist. Remember, the Simpson-Bowles report, which induced rapture in the Beltway establishment, called for CUTS in marginal tax rates 6/
And concern about fiscal responsibility was always selective. Awards for Paul Ryan; effective silence when the Trump tax cut blew up the deficit; but constant stern lectures to Democrats about how they must pay for their promises 7/
The point is that while Schultz is especially awful in his timing and egotism, his messed-up priorities are unfortunately all too typical in the green-room set, which doesn't seem to have learned anything from the debacles of recent years 8/
As I was saying: centrist on the right, only attacks Democrats 9/
One again, take the fucking hint, Howard!
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SEATTLE—Expressing concerns that Democratic and Republican parties no longer represented people like him, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz revealed Monday that he was considering an independent presidential run after finding no initial support among any American voter groups.
“The complete lack of support for my candidacy among narrow interest groups like liberals, conservatives, and moderates tells me that America is hungry for an independent voice,” said Schultz, after preliminary polling found little to no support for his presidential bid among Democrats, African-Americans, evangelicals, working-class whites, suburbanites, Republicans, millennials, Hispanics, men, or women.
“Our political system has been overrun by people with opinions and ideas. This country should not be beholden to someone who constantly fights for American values. Our nation clearly wants an independent voice who does not speak for any of them. I know that I can win by rising above partisan squabbles by bringing together a large coalition of nobody whatsoever.”
At press time, the announcement that Schultz was considering a presidential bid had received a highly positive reaction from Howard Schultz.
“The complete lack of support for my candidacy among narrow interest groups like liberals, conservatives, and moderates tells me that America is hungry for an independent voice,” said Schultz, after preliminary polling found little to no support for his presidential bid among Democrats, African-Americans, evangelicals, working-class whites, suburbanites, Republicans, millennials, Hispanics, men, or women.
“Our political system has been overrun by people with opinions and ideas. This country should not be beholden to someone who constantly fights for American values. Our nation clearly wants an independent voice who does not speak for any of them. I know that I can win by rising above partisan squabbles by bringing together a large coalition of nobody whatsoever.”
At press time, the announcement that Schultz was considering a presidential bid had received a highly positive reaction from Howard Schultz.
