Dick's CEO Ed Stack reportedly testing a 2020 presidential bid

[babylonsister]

https://www.axios.com/dicks-sporting-goods-ed-stack-president-2020-1b2f0ddd-7322-4ed0-9de1-137121a538c3.html

Fadel Allassan
41 mins ago
Dick's CEO Ed Stack reportedly testing a 2020 presidential bid


Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack assembled a focus group this week to explore the possibility of a third-party presidential bid in 2020, Politico reports.

Why it matters: Under Stack, Dick's instituted tougher gun sales restrictions and destroyed $5 million worth of assault weapons rather than send them back to manufacturers. The post-Parkland moves were divisive in today's polarized climate and ultimately made a dent in the company's bottom line — which could lead to questions about Stack's motives to implement them as he tests the 2020 bid.

A serious third-party contender, especially one with cachet as a Republican donor and the personal wealth to bankroll a campaign, could have an impact on the 2020 race.

But Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz had a similar centrist focus and couldn't generate excitement for his own 2020 bid.

What happened: According to Politico, the focus group was shown short videos of Stack, along with videos of Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Schultz.

Focus group members were asked if they would consider a third-party candidate, and ended the session by filling out sample ballots that matched Stack with Trump and Warren and with Trump and Biden.

[PoliticAverse]

1. "destroyed $5 million worth of assault weapons rather than send them back to manufacturers."

In other words he paid for them thus enriching the manufacturers instead of making them take them back?

[mr_lebowski]

7. If you must take the most cynical view of the situation ... maybe.

Maybe returning them was never an option. Do you know elsewise?

And would you actually have cheered him MORE if he'd sent them back to the manufacturer (to be resold) and collected the money that he was out? Seems like that'd be considerably LESS laudable, wouldn't it?

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Oy vey...

[imanamerican63]

3. Oh no! MSNBC will lose Steve Schimdt again!

[pecosbob]

4. I wish I didn't have to worry that when a CEO announces a run that it would be as a Democrat

I for one wish the one percent would get the message to sit down and shut the f*ck up. I keep thinking cake and guillotines.

[Cartoonist]

5. Another one?

Bruce said it best

Poor man want to be rich
Rich man want to be king
And a king ain't satisfied
Till he rules everything

[PSPS]

6. Aw, geez.

If we've learned anything, it's that President is not an entry-level position. These megalomaniac under-taxed billionaires have become quite tiresome.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Ed needs to stick with selling Hockey Skates.

[tinrobot]

9. Another businessman with no government experience? No.

No more amateurs.

I want someone who has actually worked in government and has already been elected at least once.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. No.