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brooklynite

(93,878 posts)
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 10:30 AM Sep 2020

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who considered 2020 presidential bid, endorses Joe Biden

Source: CNBC

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Monday in a message to his email list that warned that “what is at risk is democracy itself.”

The coffee titan had publicly mulled the possibility of running in the 2020 race as a “centrist independent” but dropped the plan last September. The prospect of a Schultz bid outside the two-party system spooked Democrats who worried that he could take away votes from the Democratic nominee and potentially throw the race to President Donald Trump.

“While my exploration revealed that a run for office was not the best way for me to give back to a country that has given me so much, I continue to believe that our nation can live up to our ideals, and that we all must envision and fight for a new American future,” Schultz wrote in the email.

Schultz wrote that he and his wife, Sheri Schultz, will vote for Biden and donate to his campaign.


Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/14/former-starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-endorses-joe-biden.html

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who considered 2020 presidential bid, endorses Joe Biden (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2020 OP
wow - that seems like part of a shift BadGimp Sep 2020 #1
He figured out his 15 minutes were up DBoon Sep 2020 #2
Whew. So many were on tenterhooks waiting for his endorsement. maxsolomon Sep 2020 #3
At least his campaign manager, Steve Schmidt was freed up early enough oasis Sep 2020 #4
Would be nice if that endorsement also included a few hundred million in issue ads explaining cstanleytech Sep 2020 #5

maxsolomon

(32,992 posts)
3. Whew. So many were on tenterhooks waiting for his endorsement.
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 11:58 AM
Sep 2020

I know my vote was hinging on what Howard thought.

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oasis

(49,152 posts)
4. At least his campaign manager, Steve Schmidt was freed up early enough
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 12:25 PM
Sep 2020

to lead the attack on Trump from the right. Schmidt's contribution in the effort to take down Trump is worth more than 10 times Schultz's Johnny-come-lately endorsement.

cstanleytech

(26,085 posts)
5. Would be nice if that endorsement also included a few hundred million in issue ads explaining
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 02:31 PM
Sep 2020

what, where and how Trump has fucked up both before and after he was sworn in.

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