Let him run. An avowed Third Way middle of the road white guy in this political climate? Who made his fortune peddling overpriced burnt coffee? He’s like a moneyed version of Sean Barney:
Asked if he would consider changing his mind and run as a Democrat, he said, “I feel if I ran as a Democrat I would have to be disingenuous and say things that I don’t believe because the party has shifted so far to the left.”
“When I hear people espousing free government-paid college, free government-paid health care and a free government job for everyone — on top of a $21 trillion debt — the question is, how are we paying for all this and not bankrupting the country?” Mr. Schultz said.
The only people I see him appealing to are the Goldman Sachs crowd. And that crowd is too self-interested to vote for someone who has no chance of winning.
I look at the race differently: Two white guys running against a more progressive D will only split up the white guy vote. A minority within a minority.
Run, Howard, Run. It’s your money. Burn it. Like your coffee.