Where the heck has Cupp been? In the past two years Democrats have seemed like meth-addled crack addicts to me.
Not that they've been acting particularly sane in the last twenty years.
The two-party critics are back in their “stuck on stupid” mode. I argued with a number of them leading up to the 2016 election about how a third party candidate can’t just show up on the presidential ticket and expect to be taken seriously—whether that’s one of the “bigger” third parties like the Libertarians or Greens, or one of the smaller parties, or the independents like Schultz in his “Starbucks Party” of one.
Will they get votes? Sure. Schultz might get quite a few (hence the anger particularly from the Dems)... but that doesn’t mean they’ll be taken seriously as candidates, and even less so if they actually succeed in winning the presidency.
If people hate the two major parties so much, where is the grassroots movement for LOCAL candidates? Why not try to run some people with those other outlooks in a smaller forum and build up some credibility and something resembling a voter base? (And yes, I realize the Libertarians and Greens among others do have some... but even for them there would need to be many more to reach the critical mass to have anyone to rally for and support a third-party president)
Guess what Howard, You will not find the numbers for your idea of a perfect world here.
Your ideal does not belong to Real Americans.
What will the dem elite do to this guy if he makes noises like he is going to run a lefty 3rd party ticket?
Freegards
If there are significant ‘independent’ votes, they can’t manipulate the ballots as easily as just two major parties. The math is harder.
If you are so afraid voters will support an Independent instead of your party’s candidate, that says a lot about your party.
I’m sure that neverTrumper S.E. Cupp would love having the opportunity to vote for Howard Schultz.
Maybe C Cupp, Meghan McCain, Romney, Flake, Kristol and the National Review crowd have found their champion.
Democrats from all corners have come out to torpedo the political newcomer, and self-proclaimed lifelong Democrat.
Commies would convince Kasich to run Independent as well.