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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said this week he was considering running as an independent in the 2020 presidential election. 

<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/howard-schultz-unfazed-independent-2020-candidate-split-vote-help-trump-2019-1?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=former-starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-mulls-2020-presidential-bid-2709011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">According to a Business Insider article</a>, Schultz&rsquo;s announcement has been met with apprehension by Democrats who expressed concern that Schultz running as an independent could inadvertently help President Donald Trump win reelection.

Schultz says he isn&#39;t worried about that criticism that his candidacy might split the anti-Trump vote and help reelect the president, according to the article.

&quot;I&#39;m concerned about one thing: doing everything I can to help families who have been left behind and to restore dignity and honor back in the Oval Office,&quot; <a href="https://www.axios.com/2020-presidential-election-howard-schultz-run-1d3251eb-ae14-44fc-8595-45a9cf41dc5e.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=former-starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-mulls-2020-presidential-bid-2709011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Schultz told Axios</a>. &quot;I&#39;m not considering this to win the Twitter primary. I believe that lifelong Democrats and lifelong Republicans are looking for a home, and they&#39;re not spending hours and hours on Twitter.&quot;

Read the full Business Insider article <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/howard-schultz-unfazed-independent-2020-candidate-split-vote-help-trump-2019-1?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=former-starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-mulls-2020-presidential-bid-2709011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>. 

Photo courtesy of Schultz via Twitter.

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Mulls 2020 Presidential Bid

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Schultz, 65, is exploring running as an independent in the 2020 presidential race.

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Mulls 2020 Presidential Bid

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