A Campaign About Nothing

February 13, 2019 at 12:18 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

Aaron Blake: “At the start of the town hall CNN gave Howard Schultz on Tuesday night, anchor Poppy Harlow promised, ‘We’re going to talk about all the issues, because that’s what this is about.'”

“Unfortunately, Schultz spent the next hour studiously avoiding taking a position on much of anything.”

“The former Starbucks CEO and potential independent presidential candidate’s performance was almost a caricature of an independent candidate trying to say nothing except that the two major parties were doing it wrong. Harlow, to her great credit, repeatedly noted that he was skirting the questions and not talking about his own proposals.”

First Read: “There is definitely an opening for someone who brings a fresh perspective to American politics, as well as someone who takes on both political parties. But, folks, this isn’t it…”

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/13/a-campaign-about-nothing-3/

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Howard Schultz Town Hall Gets Poor Ratings

February 13, 2019 at 4:35 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

CNN’s town hall last night with former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz finished third in the cable news ratings race, The Hill reports.

Both Fox News and MSNBC drew more viewers.

Columbia Journalism Review: Howard Schultz and the media’s unlearned lesson.

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/13/howard-schultz-town-hall-gets-poor-ratings/