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New York Daily News

Editorial: The water's warm: Howard Schultz should get into the Democratic primary; Bill de Blasio should stay out

It's March 2019, and the Democratic presidential primary already includes Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar, Kirsten Gillibrand and Bernie Sanders; Govs. Jay Inslee and John Hickenlooper, Reps. Beto O'Rourke, John Delaney and Tulsi Gabbard; Mayors Pete Buttigieg and Julian Castro; and maybe soon former Vice President Joe Biden.

Rather than another lefty like Bill de Blasio, who has a big, complicated city to run and a snowball's chance in Florida, this field could use former Starbucks Chairman (and Brooklyn-born) Howard Schultz, whose entry into the primary would add a moderate to the mix _ and remove the very real possibility of playing spoiler for President Trump.

How about it, Howie?

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