Posted on 02/02/2019 4:58:46 PM PST by Kaslin
Senator Maize Hirono (D-Hawaii) has decided to jump in on the Schultz 2020 debacle, but unlike many of her Democratic colleagues, she’s not going into attack dog mode. In one of the more moderate and refreshing approaches to Howard Schultz’s announcement, she’s suggesting that the billionaire Democrat run as a Democrat. (The Hill)
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) said Friday that she believes former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz should run as a Democrat if he chooses to pursue a 2020 presidential bid.
“I welcome everybody, in fact I think Schultz should run as a Democrat,” Hirono said on CNN’s “New Day.”
“If his ideas are all that great he should be able to articulate them as a Democrat.” …
During her interview Hirono declined to endorse any one candidate for the Democratic nomination.
When host John Berman pressed her about any preference she might have, Hirono said “I would be delighted if we nominated a woman.”
That’s a bit different from Ben Smith’s idea that Schultz run as a Republican in the GOP primary. (His chances in either one would probably be the same, but it would definitely make for some fine comic diversion.)
What Hirono is suggesting is pretty much the same thing I was discussing earlier this week, though with one notable exception. As I pointed out then, had Schultz gone on television last Sunday night and said that he was considering running for the Democratic nomination, none of the current brouhaha would be taking place. He would have quietly taken his place in line along with the dozens of other Democratic hopefuls and they would have welcomed him aboard. All of the hatred pouring down on Schultz from Democrats this week is based entirely on the fact he suggested he might run as an independent.
And that’s the problem with Hirono’s suggestion that he join the Democratic primary race. That ship has sailed. The only memory that the Dem primary voters are going to have of Schultz now is the anger they felt when he threatened to suck up some moderate Dem votes and potentially give Trump an easier path to another four years. Of course, the base also doesn’t seem to be in the mood for a “moderate” these days any more than they are for another “effing white male billionaire.”
One last note from the Hirono interview that I wanted to point out. I left in the answer to another question she was asked in the excerpt above. When asked if she was endorsing anyone for the nomination yet, she demurred. Her only comment was that she’d like to see the party nominate a woman. I’m guessing she’s heard that her fellow senator from Hawaii is not only an announced candidate but conveniently enough a female. But Hirono isn’t going to toss an endorcement to Gabbard? Ouch. Things might be getting a little frosty out on the islands this month.
Just accept your responsibility, Maise, shut up and sit down.
How do you like it?
CC
Hey Schultz, good luck in the Dem primaries, you moderate rich old straight while male!!!
Maizie you’re a daisy.
Nice going Hawaii...you dumb bastards.
Just getting screen time. I’m surprised Chris Cristy hasn’t chimed in.
She’s what a bag full of dumb looks like.
Christie. Must have been thinking crispy cream
“”I would be delighted if we nominated a woman.””
Of course, she would! As if the country hasn’t had its fill of democrat women.. I think there’s meaning behind that smirk of hers but it would take CNN or someone else on MSM to tell us the meaning behind it. They’re so good at interpreting them.
Does Schultz think he stands a chance against President Trump.
He’s gotta be smokin something if he does.
His internal polling tells him that he'll attract voters from both parties and it'll be an even 3-way split. Maybe this is true? Or maybe it's just so he can look himself in the mirror.
Nonetheless, he's scaring the crap out of Democrats and the media because he resembles the old Democratic Party before they went bash*t crazy with intersectional SJW far-left socialism and if he ran, it would be most likely be President Trump that benefits. That's why Trump is egging him on, media figures are in a dead panic, and Leftists are calling for Starbucks boycotts until Schultz promises not to run.
It's been all over the news. Where have you been?
The third party thing is something I’ve read about and how it splits the vote and so on.
But this lady is pitching to make him a D and that would change that equation you’re talking about.
Schultz will attract potential Trump voters in blue states that would go democrat anyway, with a chance, if Shultz wins, of taking electoral votes that would have been democrat.
Why not? That’s what Bernie does.
Yeah, great idea. Take that presidential campaign that could guarantee a slot in the general election and put it in the hands of the same machine that needed to cheat to keep the most inevitable candidate in the history of elections on the ballot with a dozen and a half wildcards all trying to play to their party’s most extreme voting blocs.
If he runs as a dim they can arbitrarily change the rules and use super delegates to negate him.
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