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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCory Booker!
On real time tonight, never saw him before, articulate effective charismatic progressive. What am I missing?
immoderate
(20,885 posts)Not a plus.
--imm
hay rick
(7,624 posts)Pro-charter school Democrat. Knocked Obama campaign ads featuring Bain Capital as attacks on private equity. Not camera shy. Looking to move up to Senate or guv. No thanks.
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)but he doesn't impress me much.
BootinUp
(47,165 posts)tilsammans
(2,549 posts)I think he's been good for Newark, but as the others have pointed out, he's got strong ties to Wall Street and other corporate interests, is a proponent of charter schools, and -- I might add -- is a little too cozy with Chris Christie.
OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)UTUSN
(70,710 posts)caused an uproar/Rethugs-crowing, then had to recant with tail between legs. Multiple "hero" escapades, saving people and dogs from emergencies, maybe should be in EMT or social work? I've got "mixed feelings" as somebody else posted.
vanlassie
(5,676 posts)...wait for it..."Wellness". Part of their wellness education is Breastfeeding. When you let a formula/candy corporation teach Breastfeeding, you have Sold Out. The photo op for this venture (did I mention he gave this access for a lousy $100k?) included a backdrop showing formula logos. Booker is a corporate whore.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)I liked that he did the food stamp challenge, but wonder why he can't connect that experience to its effects on learning.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)And returned the favor by chiding Obama for daring to say that Romney ran Bain.
Very weird and blatent.
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)Ed Rendell/Evan Bayh/Max Baucus wing of the party. Still. he's intelligent and comes across well. He's certainly lightyears better than anyone I'll get to vote for in Mississippi.
msongs
(67,417 posts)TheKentuckian
(25,026 posts)Which is an automatic dis-qualifier no matter how much snow he shovels then he is a charter fraudster, another powerful strike. Exposed to a larger compliment of decision making odds are plenty more bullshit would stir up.
We are supposed to be electing leaders and Representatives, it would seem what they are talking about would at least merit mention and primacy would seem to have a good argument.