text: Former Starbucks CEO and Chairman Howard Schultz looks out at the audience during the kickoff event of his book promotion tour Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in New York. Democrats across the political spectrum lashed out at the billionaire businessman on Monday after he teased the prospect of an independent 2020 bid, a move Democrats fear would split their vote and all but ensure President Donald Trump's re-election. (Kathy Willens/AP