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Johnyawl

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18. he would get 3-5%...

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:29 PM

Jan 2019

half of that would be never trump republicans and the other half bernie bros pissing on the dems. I really don't see him as a threat.

What is the centrist position on gun control? Abortion? LGBTQ rights? Health care? Prescription drug costs? The border wall? He starts answering those questions and he won't be viewed as "centrist" by either side.

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Sorry, Howard Schultz - America doesn't want another billionaire president [View all] Celerity Jan 2019 OP

Recommended. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #1

Yes, and at the expense of the rest of us. He wants to "go after entitlements." And he has brought suffragette Jan 2019 #11

Yes, the "entitlements" issue. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #13

Yes, that sums up him and his platform. There's also something really ugly going on with the way suffragette Jan 2019 #14

Very similar to the racist meme that Obama was not a "real American". guillaumeb Jan 2019 #15

Yes, very similar to that racist meme. Looks like he's trying to backtrack on some of that now, suffragette Jan 2019 #19

Agreed. He now moves to the "qualifying" phase guillaumeb Jan 2019 #21

Experience counts. C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #2

Egomaniacs need not apply. Take a hike. oasis Jan 2019 #3

Its obvious by how many are upset he is running marlakay Jan 2019 #4

Much ado about nothing? world wide wally Jan 2019 #5

That's more likely than the predictions that he'll steal 5% from our nominee. Garrett78 Jan 2019 #10

Who the fuck would vote for him anyway? world wide wally Jan 2019 #12

he would get 3-5%... Johnyawl Jan 2019 #18

K&R Trumpocalypse Jan 2019 #6

Another? Oh, he'd be the first...believe that. MF45 ain't no billionaire. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #7

I wouldn't even vote for him for city council JI7 Jan 2019 #8

Hmmm, is Steve Schmidt really working ... FOR ... Shultz ?! Sounds like Schultz's roll out is uponit7771 Jan 2019 #9

Call Shultz' candidacy exactly what it is: Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2019 #16

Schultz Would Be Republican Lite dlk Jan 2019 #17

Howard Schultz is about more money and free publicity for Howard Schultz dalton99a Jan 2019 #20