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blogslut

(37,999 posts) Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:26 AM Sep 2019

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Howard Schultz ends Presidential Campaign

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Siraj Hashmi
@SirajAHashmi

NEW: Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz abandoned his pursuit for president, telling his supporters in a letter that he found it tougher than he expected to capture the attention of moderate voters and that he didn’t want to risk reelecting Pres. Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/former-starbucks-chief-executive-howard-schultz-announces-he-will-not-run-for-president/2019/09/05/230b0fa2-d046-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html

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Howard Schultz ends Presidential Campaign (Original Post) blogslut Sep 2019 OP

I'm sure all 5 of them were deeply disappointed.... nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2019 #1

Translation: I didn't want to be known as the asshole that reelected Trump Downtown Hound Sep 2019 #2

Aw, Howard. Finally woke up and smelled the coffee. calimary Sep 2019 #3

Covfefe. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #4

Steve Schmidt must be kicking himself... HipChick Sep 2019 #5

Depends on the size of his paycheck JHB Sep 2019 #6

Meh - bad choices, bad results. calimary Sep 2019 #7

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,500 posts)

1. I'm sure all 5 of them were deeply disappointed.... nt

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:27 AM

Sep 2019

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)

2. Translation: I didn't want to be known as the asshole that reelected Trump

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:27 AM

Sep 2019

and have Starbucks boycotted from now until doomsday.

calimary

(81,220 posts)

3. Aw, Howard. Finally woke up and smelled the coffee.

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:28 AM

Sep 2019

Well, somebody had to say it...

tblue37

(65,336 posts)

4. Covfefe. nt

Reply to calimary (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:31 AM

Sep 2019

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

5. Steve Schmidt must be kicking himself...

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:37 AM

Sep 2019

JHB

(37,158 posts)

6. Depends on the size of his paycheck

Reply to HipChick (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:38 AM

Sep 2019

calimary

(81,220 posts)

7. Meh - bad choices, bad results.

Reply to HipChick (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:48 AM

Sep 2019

When are you ever gonna get it right, Schmidt? Good at picking losers you are.

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