self identified as independents, 42% than democrats, 30% or republicans, 26%. hey, by that logic, maybe schultz should be telling the democratic field that they should stand down, let's ruin his shot. if we learned one thing from 2016, it is that we know nothing about what the future holds. so let's let this play out. obama's speech writer john favreau tweeted this, quote, 91 of the explanations coming from howard schultz or his advisers answer a very simple question, if he thinks he has a winning message, why can't he run in a democratic primary? why does he get to skip that contest? just because he's a billionaire. would love to hear an answer. well, john, put this on your podcast, accepting schultz at face value, he's no longer comfortable being a democrat. he said this on "60 minutes." >> i look at both parties. we see extremes on both sides.