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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Howard Schultz independent run would help Trump.
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Starbucks is publicly traded with obligations to its shareholders. A boycott would bring it to its knees. I assure you a lot more anti-Trumpers patronize Starbucks than pro-Trumpers.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Hopefully he won't run.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)apcalc
(4,465 posts)We are our own worst enemy. And dumb dumb dumb.
Its unity that wins. Even if we dont get everything, we cannot continue down these many roads and end up nowhere we want to be.
still_one
(92,371 posts)voter that would be at stake
The best these independent could accomplish is forcing the election to be decided by the House of Representatives, where the controlling party would decide the next president, and it would be these third party jerks
David__77
(23,480 posts)I understand that theres an alternate universe in which he didnt.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)He does have an actual track record, and he very well could run as an independent this time around...
lark
(23,147 posts)We will find out a lot more about the character of Bernie depending on how he, and his surrogates, handle the primary process.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)about the integrity of Bernie and his surrogates I learned from January 2017 until now (and yes, I have been keeping score)
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)andym
(5,445 posts)In this case, being a registered Democrat is actually a negative, because it's clear he would position himself to take votes from the Democratic nominee. He is a fiscal conservative, social liberal, so not too many Trump supporters will back him. His positions are: no universal healthcare, no free college, no full employment. However, he would cut entitlements to get them under control.