Schultz says 'medicare for all' is un-American. Bloomberg says it will bankrupt America, for a long time.

The media, generally speaking, agree with these assertions. Because it's too hard to learn the facts and understand them, let alone relate them to voters.

I've never been into February- it's too fucking cold.

The "Small Month" that never contributes more than 29 days to a year, with generally the lowest temperatures that was literally named for purity and purification, and you're not into it?! *laughs*

schultz sees nothing.

The dummkopf knows nothing too, particularly if he actually believes a billionaire running as an Independent can win the Electoral College in 2020. California and New York are pretty much a lock for the Democratic candidate, so what big state does he think he's going to flip... Texas?! *laughs*

My Mom (Silent Generation age), who first voted D in 2008 for Obama and who loathes Trump with a passion, would probably have voted for Bloomberg in 2016 if he had run as a 3rd party candidate.

Schultz strikes me as having a similar sort of appeal. That being said, unlike in 2016 when Clinton was "obviously a shoo-in", there's no danger my Mom would vote anything but D in 2020.

1. Some Clinton Democrats who are put off by a leftward swing in the Democratic Party (note: I'm a Clinton Democrat, and I have no intention of voting for Schultz).

2. Some disgusted voters who wouldn't have voted for any candidate anyway.

3. Some Republicans who just can't vote for Trump.

If I had to guess, I'd go:

1. 25%
2. 50%
3. 25%

Thus, in my mind at any rate, this is a silly candidate.

That's the first thing I thought and I don't get why so many are assuming he'd hurt Dems and help DT.

Dems are not interested (I don't think) either in helping DT OR in electing billionaire 3rd Party vanity candidates. Dems are fired up about the Dem field.

If anything, I think he'd peel off some of the never-trumpers and disenchanted Trumpers. I can't see him snagging disappointed Berniers when Bernie doesn't become the Dem nominee as Schultz is actually the epitome of the corporatist hack. Berniers who won't vote for anyone but Bernie will go Green or write-in BS or stay home before they'd vote for someone like Schultz.

Men who voted for Obama but can't swallow voting for a woman went with DT last time and either won't come back or will. Those who won't are Repubs and we don't need them.

The "elite" (i.e. rich) pundit class will give Schultz more attention than he justifies because THEY may not like talk of higher taxes on the top-end so he may have a longer shelf-life than he should. But maybe not. He's been panned pretty hard from many corners. The Dem party worked hard - with the assistance of the Resistance - to awaken people to the political process and it paid off in the midterms. We made history electing all kinds of "firsts" all over the country. A tone-deaf super rich white guy trying to sell centrism and dissing Universal Coverage/Medicare for All will have, I suspect, limited appeal.