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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCastro: Third-party bid by Schultz 'would provide Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected
Castro: Third-party bid by Schultz 'would provide Donald Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected'BY ALICIA COHN - 01/27/19 10:17 AM EST
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro (D) on Sunday urged Starbucks founder Howard Schultz to reconsider running as an independent candidate for president in 2020.
Schultz "would provide Donald Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected," Castro said on CNN's "State of the Union."
"I would suggest to Mr. Schultz to truly think about the negative impact that would make."
Castro pointed to a recent poll showing Trump trailing likely 2020 Democratic candidates as proof that Trump is the underdog in the upcoming election.
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"[Trump's] only hope, if things stay the same, is to get a third-party [candidate] to siphon off votes," Castro claimed.
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Castro: Third-party bid by Schultz 'would provide Trump with his best hope of getting re-elected (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jan 2019
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)1. Wouldn't he siphon off votes from Trump?
All the "never-trump" Republicans could vote for him.
Autumn
(45,106 posts)2. Castro is wrong. I think he would harm Trump. Dems aren't going to vote for a 3rd party
but Libertarians, some Independents and unhappy Pukes will.
liberal N proud
(60,336 posts)3. Don't forget the BoBs
They have shown they would burn down the country before voting for anything other than their candidates
Autumn
(45,106 posts)6. I don't believe that at all. I have seen no proof of what you claim.
Some Independents have always voted 3rd party over Democrats.
lark
(23,105 posts)4. Without the alternative, some would vote for Dem.
We have a friend who's a moderate repug and he will vote Dem if there's no other repug (other than drumpf) on the ticket.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)5. As we learned in the last election
we don't want the popular vote diluted. You never know how that will turn out.