Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, has hired three ex-journalists as he prepares for a third-party presidential campaign. The shadow campaign includes former senior Washington Post editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran, who joined forces with Schultz, 65, four years ago; Erin McPike, a consultant and former reporter at CNN, RealClearPolitics, and National Journal; and Joanne Gordon, a former Forbes journalist. Chandrasekaran and Gordon have co-authored books with Schultz, a billionaire openly weighing a centrist third-party bid, rejecting both President Trump's agenda and ascendant Democratic policies, such as ending private health insurance in favor of a government system.