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Starbucks founder, unfazed by brickbats, pitches Kansans on independent presidential bid
https://www.kansascity.com/latest-news/article229018284.htmlFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has gained a fair share of attentionand blistering criticismsince floating the idea of an independent presidential candidacy earlier this year. Many Democrats saw the Brooklyn-born billionaire as another entitled executive, better off in Davos than playing a potential spoiler who could return the White House to President Donald Trump in 2020.
But Schultz, 65, who started his bus tour of middle America in Johnson County Tuesday afternoon, said he remains unfazed. We expected what was going to come, he said, sipping a Doubleshot Espresso as his private bus, tricked out with leather seats and plasma screens, headed west on I-70 toward Lawrence and the University of Kansas.
I also think its a false narrative what theyre saying about Im going to be a spoiler. Not true. Lifelong Republicans are going to be very interested in what I have to say on one issue alone -- and that is character. Lifelong republicans will not vote for a Democrat, especially one that represents socialist values.
One other point:
Ive never been to Davos, just for the record.
Although he hasnt formally announced his candidacy (he plans to do so over the summer), thats not stopping him from getting out on the trail. He plans to spend the rest of the week visiting Kansans before continuing on to Arizona and Utah.
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Starbucks founder, unfazed by brickbats, pitches Kansans on independent presidential bid (Original Post)
Celerity
Apr 2019
OP
Is he going to try this in every state to see if he gains traction somewhere?
bullwinkle428
Apr 2019
#4
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)1. Howard -- Wake up.
NOBODY LIKES YOU.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)2. Why the hell would he go to Lawrence?
that place is as far left as it gets?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Celerity
(43,398 posts)3. because he lacks most all political skills and intuition
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Shrek
(3,980 posts)6. Pretty much
Can't think of too many places like it. Maybe Topeka to a certain extent or a few of the KC suburbs.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)4. Is he going to try this in every state to see if he gains traction somewhere?
Clueless clown.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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