ROBERT SHAPIRO INTERVIEWED FOR CNBC PIECE ON HOWARD SCHULTZ'S ROLLOUT

Political Scientist Robert Shapirowas interviewed for a CNBC piece on the mistiming of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's rollout of a potential independent bid for the US presidency in 2020.
Ex-Starbucks boss Howard Schultz's presidential rollout got tons of attention — and didn't go well at all
Former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz touted his background as a poor kid from Brooklyn during the rollout this week of his potential independent presidential run — but the billionaire's overall performance got a big Bronx cheer from political analysts.
Larry Sabato, the longtime University of Virginia political science guru, burst out laughing — at some length — when CNBC asked him to evaluate how Schultz did in introducing himself to the American public as the nation's next potential president during a whirlwind series of media interviews.
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