Cory Booker Is Building A 2020 Campaign That’s Just Like Him: Vegan, Hyperactive, And Unapologetically Unconventional
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An article on Buzzfeed about Booker: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/cory-booker-is-building-a-2020-campaign-thats-just-like-him
The article is mostly about his background and personal style. It’s light on the issues, except for his work in the area of criminal justice.
There’s a passage addressing his positioning within the party:
Booker views his own 2020 lane as most closely in line with the one that Sen. Kamala Harris or Rep. Beto O’Rourke might occupy, according to people in his orbit. He is not, he knows, an heir apparent to the voters who’ve historically gravitated to progressive icons like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. (Notably, Sanders advisers do not describe Booker with skepticism: The Vermont senator, they’ve said, not only likes Booker but views him as a man who has the potential to inspire on the stump.)
“Our engagement with Cory has been like his record — a bit of a mixed bag,” said Charles Chamberlain, the executive director of Democracy for America, a progressive organization that works closely with senators like Warren, Sanders, and Oregon’s Jeff Merkley. “Cory Booker’s staff has engaged with us from time to time, but of the progressive champions in our movement, he’s one of the least to reach out.”
My main takeaway from the article is that Booker is probably running. Among the many other Senators who are reported to be considering a bid (e.g., Brown, Gillibrand, Merkley, Warren), I haven’t heard that much about their preparatory work, the only exception being Harris. (The two possible candidates with high name recognition, Joe Biden and Bernie, can be more relaxed at this stage about making their decisions.)
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December 23, 2018 at 11:55 PM #4375
crooker was the mayor who back in 2010 was out shoveling snow (for whatever his comparatively big salary was) (because economically challenged Newark couldn’t keep the roads/sidewalks clear.)
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December 24, 2018 at 11:44 AM #4486
Many of whom were adults with good careers who were picking up course credits for their work all disliked Cory Booker. Never did find any fans and this has been over a period of years.
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December 23, 2018 at 11:59 PM #4376
Tell the Pharma lobbyists that sponsored him. “Hyperactive”? I’m sure they have something for that.
Be the Change
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December 24, 2018 at 12:09 AM #4377
… and I wouldn’t give either one my vote…
He needs to be Hillary’d with big NO SHOWS.
Hell, no... I'm not giving up...
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December 24, 2018 at 3:33 AM #4392
He’s still voting the way his $pon$or$ want.
I don't waste my time teaching pigs to sing.
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December 24, 2018 at 9:31 AM #4421
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December 24, 2018 at 10:02 AM #4435
can win to brand loyalty like soap, not citizens like themselves
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December 24, 2018 at 10:20 AM #4445
Just for that, Cory, we’re having steak tonight.
It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.--Eugene Debs
Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook.--Harry Truman
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December 24, 2018 at 11:15 AM #4473
Just for that, Cory, we’re having steak tonight.
There was a time when Grace Slick had a neighbor who was annoyed by the smell of her Barbecues.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunfighter#Inspirations
In response, she wrote and performed this.
Gotta love the lyrics! 🙂
http://www.songlyrics.com/paul-kantner-grace-slick/silver-spoon-lyrics/
She claims to be vegan until she sees chocolate, then she can’t be bothered by the ingredients. 🙂
Check some of her art work out at the link below.
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