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Mavericks owner Mark Cuban considering 3rd-party presidential run for 2020
Another egotistical billionaire who is only able to even be REPORTED saying this because he is a billionaire..
And for pete sake,, he's a freakin' BASKETBALL coach (oopps--- I stand corrected.. basketball team OWNER !!)
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told the New York Daily News Monday that he has not ruled out a 2020 presidential run and that if he follows through, he will do so without political affiliation.
If he does, he would become the second prominent billionaire to consider a third-party run for the White House in an election that is expected to be a referendum on the Donald Trump presidency.
Cuban: ‘We’ll see what happens’
“I haven’t decided anything yet,” Cuban told the Daily News. “We’ll see what happens. It all comes down to how things play out. It’s not something I feel like I have to do. ... But it’s something that if circumstances were right I would do.”
Cuban criticized the Democratic party for what he sees as a group that’s more focused on appealing to its base than independents and Republicans.
“If you look at the Democrats right now, there’s like a democratic gravity that pulls all the candidates to the same point,” Cuban said. “And it’s very difficult to show leadership in a situation like that because you can’t truly lead if you have to find an equilibrium between being a true leader for the people of your country vs. getting elected in your primary.
“None of those things are conducive to out-and-out leading the country.”
If he does, he would become the second prominent billionaire to consider a third-party run for the White House in an election that is expected to be a referendum on the Donald Trump presidency.
Cuban: ‘We’ll see what happens’
“I haven’t decided anything yet,” Cuban told the Daily News. “We’ll see what happens. It all comes down to how things play out. It’s not something I feel like I have to do. ... But it’s something that if circumstances were right I would do.”
Cuban criticized the Democratic party for what he sees as a group that’s more focused on appealing to its base than independents and Republicans.
“If you look at the Democrats right now, there’s like a democratic gravity that pulls all the candidates to the same point,” Cuban said. “And it’s very difficult to show leadership in a situation like that because you can’t truly lead if you have to find an equilibrium between being a true leader for the people of your country vs. getting elected in your primary.
“None of those things are conducive to out-and-out leading the country.”
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mavericks-owner-mark-cuban-considering-3-rdparty-presidential-run-for-2020-053532557.html
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Maverick!!
that's 394,813 this year already 
thanks corrected...
I've been so worried that there wouldn't be enough rich white guys running in 2020!
We’ll see what happens.... 
