Your 2020 Presidential Candidate Speculation Thread

even if it doesn't hit his pocket that directly, he's gotta still have tons of personal ties to the top of the company. plus its brand is basically what he's running on.

Tax brackets will be renamed tall, grande, and venti

if he ran for president, would he agree to sell off his investments in Starbucks, etc?

or, in the post-Trump world, does no one even bother to care about conflicts of interest

I’ve still never even pissed in a Starbucks.

We're going to shut America down for a day to solve racism!

it's like how David Brooks and Tom Friedman spent the eight years of the Obama administration wishing that we had a cautious, consensus-minded moderate as President https://t.co/23nRWAqXqU

— Seth D. Michaels 🐕 (@sethdmichaels) January 29, 2019

I’ve already decided to boycott Starbucks until he drops out (or until he doesn’t manage to cost the dem candidate the election). And I’m a basic bitch who actually likes Starbucks.

Meantime

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election-1134055

My heart, she breaks

Elizabeth Bruenig
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@ebruenig
i think the notion that schultz could split the right vote emanates from the belief that right-wingers truly want a moderate, low-tax guy with a calm and principled demeanor. i don't know what more they have to do to prove to you that is not true

otm

rip big man

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will not run for president https://t.co/kTfhdGm7oP

— Steve Clow (@steveclowLA) January 29, 2019

LOL

Elizabeth Warren responds to Howard Schultz: "We have a billionaire who says he wants to jump into the race and the first issue he's raised is 'no new taxes on billionaires'. Let's see where that goes." https://t.co/C4KzJeCZvx

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 29, 2019

I just got invited to an "Energy Geeks for Kamala" cocktail party in Oakland

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/cnn-town-hall-kamala-harris-1135735

During the town hall, Harris laid out several policy objectives, including an endorsement of a “Green New Deal” to combat climate change, calling the issue an “existential threat.”

I feel bad for not watching, let alone going to the Kamala Harris CNN thing. Did anything interesting pop up? I think it took place on the other side of my neighborhood

I hope Kamala Harris likes martinis. She looks like she does. If so, she has my votel

Re Garcetti: me neither

I guess you could argue with her stance but imo this was a thoughtful reply about criminal justice reform from the Harris town hall (this was the only tweet with the full clip that I could find):

Oh, Riley Fink, you tried it.

Kamala Harris takes a ‘gotcha’ question on her record as a prosecutor and just shreds it.

pic.twitter.com/dADW24j19w

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) January 29, 2019

yeah she's gonna win

lol

Yeah I dont think this is gonna derail her

i'm glad to see her making it a point to not only say she opposes the death penalty but also explain why. haven't heard that from a politician in a long time actually

I get grossed out by the idea that one should be opposed to the death penalty because it “costs taxpayers money” rather than because it’s murder

I'm not sure that's her point

I think the point was wrongful convictions

She made both points

Wrongful convictions is a very important reason the death penalty is horrific.

But it is also wrong to execute guilty people.

yes

completely agree

it was a really good answer tbf

Harris "open to multiple paths" re m4a

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/politics/kamala-harris-medicare-for-all-eliminate-private-insurers-backlash/index.html

Some people listen to arguments that involve money, though. Capital punishment is less of a party/partisan issue than most other wedge issues, so if you can swing people by saying life in prison costs less than executing convicts, give it a shot.

no outright waffling on M4A yet AFAICT but it does seem like her positions are still somewhat in flux xp

Fine its appealing to assholes who love money. Still find it an offputting answer.

I’m not really a consequentialist, i’m discovering.

xp

Is there any county with single payer healthcare that bans private insurance? I don't think so, right? I can't imagine the US *ever* leading the way on that front.

re: m4a, being willing to support other plans is fine, and her spokesperson reiterated her m4a support, which is the right move. the time for compromise is when the bills are actually being considered, not during the campaign

Afaik, Canada bans private insurance for services that are covered by the public system (which does not currently include vision, dental care, or a lot of outpatient prescription medication).

Though some of us are loudly advocating for it to include all of those things. :)

I mean, what does "single payer" mean if not that there is only a single payer available?

I would hope they do those CNN things for all the candidates. Except Tulsi and the Starbucks guy though

I'm already exhausted

aaaand let's head over to frank luntz for a focus group

oh god no

No not that. I was watching some clips of the Kamala thing. Would like to watch clips of the others in same format. Plus seems unfair if only Harris gets that sort of showcase.

nate silver which candidate do the polls guarantee will win, only twenty-two short months from now?
well wolf at this point in the race we really shouldn't be looking at polls as any sort of predicti-
-let's head over to john king who has pulled up a new tab on a gigantic touchscreen

lol

I think I'm ready to move someplace where I don't speak the language

Plus seems unfair if only Harris gets that sort of showcase.

Tapper said at the end she was just the first who would get one of these. They're going to attempt to do them with everyone (by everyone, I assume they mean the top group and not, like, Jay Inslee).

i bet lincoln chafee's name recognition % is STILL below 4