Cory Booker's true colors: GOP Trump family pours money into Booker's campaign

[limpyhobbler]

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of Republican real estate mogul Donald Trump, will host a fundraiser for Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s Senate bid next Wednesday, a campaign source familiar with the event said.

The event, with a suggested contribution of $5,200 per person, will be held at Ivanka Trump’s home on Park Avenue in Manhattan.

She and her husband, Jared Kushner, had bundled $41,000 for Booker’s Senate campaign as of May. Booker has raised raised $6.5 million so far this year...

Ivanka Trump endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

via http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/ivanka-trump-fundraiser-cory-booker-94288.html

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. couldnt this article also easily be titled "cory booker loved by all: democrats and republicans,

rich and poor, urban and rural"

[Enrique]

3. i'm not sure about rural

i haven't seen a picture of him eating a corn dog yet.

[limpyhobbler]

7. Or: "Trump family funds trojan horse Democrat to protect their big money special interests"

there i fixed it

[Nuclear Unicorn]

18. Judging from the comments in the thread the title should read --

"Trump family pays big money to watch Progressives to turn on dime."

[Luminous Animal]

24. So, when push comes to shove which master will Cory answer to. Trump or the poor.

[HiPointDem]

31. he never answered to the poor. he was a creation of the bradley foundation. a black

pol that would push through neoliberal measures while pretending to be a man of the people, or at least a 'nice guy'.

[forestpath]

2. And Booker is Bain Capital's biggest fan, too. Whatta guy!

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Cory Booker's "true colors" have always been known

And unfortunately, since NJ is littered with the bodies of corrupt rethugs and Democrats, and the few Dems untouched by scandals are essentially milquetoast, then you get what you get or you get a RW lunatic Republican with the (R) after the name.

[limpyhobbler]

8. oh gotcha

I guess the primary elections are a good place to try to influence stuff.

[Apophis]

5. He's always been a corporate shill.

This isn't surprising.

[limpyhobbler]

9. Oh I see. But can you imagine the outcry if we found out Donald Trump was funding....

[font color="red" size="16"]Glenn Greenwald [/font]

[dreamnightwind]

22. Cracked me up, thanks - eom

[Luminous Animal]

25. Hahahahaha!!!! And Glenn Greenwald, an anti-corporatist supports Holt.

[pennylane100]

6. I am unable to get past his defense of Bain Capital

during the last election. What kind of democrat does that in the middle of a election campaign. I think that if he wins, he will certainly be a better senator than any republican but I think he will be a bit of a DIN0.

[byeya]

10. Run Springsteen Run!

Save NJ from this bum.

[limpyhobbler]

11. Now THIS is a good idea.

[HiPointDem]

32. springsteen ain't all that. the guy that thought cutting a big money deal with walmart was a

good idea, come on.

[Luminous Animal]

12. Link to Rush Holt's Senate website:

http://action.rushholt.com/page/signup/join?source=GPRONAT

http://www.rushholt.com/issues

[limpyhobbler]

13. Rush Holt is great on the issues.

Rush Holt endorsed by Glen Greenwald.

Cory Booker funded by Wall Street and Donald Trump's family.

Jeez who side should I be on? I can't figure it out. It's not obvious enough.

[duffyduff]

14. Cory Booker is an outright fraud who was originally bankrolled by the far right Bradley Foundation

He should be booted out of the party instead of further killing it from within.

The party unfortunately has too many fakers posing as "Democrats."

[limpyhobbler]

16. Whoa. So he's been funded by them since he started?

That adds up I suppose.

[duffyduff]

26. Yep. The Bradley Foundation used him as somebody to drive a wedge

between teachers' unions and African Americans to destroy public education by pushing charter schools and vouchers.

He's a complete and total fraud.

[Autumn]

15. Oh dear. This thread needs 80/20 forever Word Salad Man

[kentuck]

17. How long before Cory Booker changes party affiliation?

And how many here will be bitching and moaning about it?

[tabbycat31]

19. I don't see him changing party affiliation

I've met him at several NJ Democrats events and he definitely is a Democrat (and I'm not questioning it).

That said, I voted for Pallone in the primary.

[duffyduff]

28. No, he isn't. He's Bradley Foundation through and through.

That is about as far right as one can get.

He is NOT a Democrat but an outright fraud.

[duffyduff]

27. He's a Manchurian candidate

even more than Obama was.

[hay rick]

20. All you need to know about Booker.

Really belongs in the Republican primary.

[limpyhobbler]

21. sure seems like the campaign funders have figured out how to win every time...

just pay both parties. Sweet system they have got going there.

[Starry Messenger]

23. k&r

Don't even get me started.

[Zorra]

29. Hoping for a miracle and Rush Holt beats Booker in the primary.

Booker is Wall Street's creation.

[limpyhobbler]

33. a miracle would be nice

But even when we don't win, we can influence the conversation just by show up for the race.

The far right groups understand that. They run primary challenges just to keep the GOP scared, to keep 'em in line.

[adirondacker]

30. But Ivanka's hair is dyed a "special" blue in honor of her friend. nt