Opinion: Howard Schultz hasn’t thought any of this through
Former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz in Miami on Wednesday. By David Byler David Byler Data analyst and political columnist focusing on elections, polling, demographics and statistics Email Bio Follow Data analyst and political columnist March 14 at 4:29 PM Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks chief executive and possible independent presidential candidate, has made himself a piñata for the wonkier parts of political journalism.
And for all that Americans tell pollsters they want a third party, the voters who want one disagree wildly about what that party should look like. Some want a third party that’s further left than the Democrats, others want it to be to the right of the GOP, and still others dream up entirely different political alignment.
And if Schultz were to win, he would probably have trouble governing. He’s said he would only nominate a Supreme Court justice who has the support of two-thirds of the Senate. There’s nothing wrong with wanting compromise and bipartisanship, but that sounds like a number he just pulled out of thin air. Most recent justices haven’t had that sort of support.
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