Corey Booker in 2020?

[woolldog]

Who's with me?

[dawg]

1. Not my first choice, but still ...

someone I could get behind.

[LisaL]

2. He said just a while ago he doesn't want to run.

[woolldog]

4. Really?

That's too bad. I guess Warren is the other alternative. Can't think of anyone else as compelling as those two.

[LisaL]

8. Yes.

"New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker said Saturday he is not planning to run for president in 2020, telling CNN's Brooke Baldwin he wants to instead focus on running an effective opposition to the Trump administration."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/cory-booker-president-2020/

[woolldog]

29. I mean,

there's a lot of wiggle room built into that statement. I'm not prepared to write him off yet...

[LisaL]

33. Yea. And we have to make it through four years of Trump first.

[Sherman A1]

3. No

there are far better choices.

[woolldog]

9. Lemme guess...

He's not "pure" enough for you? Haven't people like you learned your lesson?

If there are better people, name them.

[LisaL]

15. Well, exactly.

People just don't learn.

[Fearless]

19. The DNC ran with the "impure" candidate

And she lost.

Let's not rehash this again.

[NCTraveler]

23. Let me know when you find a "pure" one. Nt

[LisaL]

32. Exactly.

I am all ears.

[Sherman A1]

34. See Post #11

I would go with O'Malley, Sanders, Warren or some who we probably have yet to hear from.

And NO, I haven't learned my lesson, because I had no lesson to learn. I picked the right guy in the primaries, the "party" seemed to have different ideas and that worked out....

[LisaL]

10. Like who?

[Trust Buster]

5. Nope.

[mcar]

6. Can we focus on now and 2018, please

The atrocities are increasing and its only been one week.

[woolldog]

26. I really don't think my measley thread

is going to single-handedly kill our chances in 2018.

[mcar]

30. I don't think so either

But there's been a plethora of 2020 threads here in the last few weeks. And then replies about how terrible your suggested candidate is and how he or she is a wall Street corporatist oligarch DLC Third water and I get flashbacks to the primaries.

We just need to stop eating our own here. Sorry if I overreacted.

[woolldog]

31. Understood.

[SaschaHM]

7. If he runs, he's definitely in contention for my vote.

That being said, the 2020 field should be filled with promising youthful leaders so I'm definitely not pledging my allegiance to anyone yet.

[LisaL]

12. He is youthful.

[SaschaHM]

16. Yeah, I'm not saying he isn't.

I'm just saying that there will be other youthful leaders in 2020 to contend for my vote. (Although a sect on DU makes me want to buy my Booker 2020 hat out of spite.)

[Equinox Moon]

11. I don't agree with his nay vote against Canadian Pharmaceuticals.

He voted on the side of big pharm, flushing him out as being a bought politician. I am so done with that.

[LisaL]

13. Nobody is perfect.

One of our problem is that we expect our candidate to be perfect. While republicans just get behind their candidate, no matter what.

[Equinox Moon]

18. Time to move past corporate democrats

We need democrats that are for the best interests of the people.

[woolldog]

21. You and people like you i.e. Purists

are responsible for Trump.

[Equinox Moon]

25. Sorry. We can do better than Corey Booker.

It is early and I believe a few really good candidates will come forward.

[onecaliberal]

36. Check yourself wooldog, the people responsible for that maggot are the people who either

Voted for 3rd party or stayed home. Stop attacking other democrats.

[Sienna86]

39. No. Putting up the candidate that can't win is the problem.

Purity or as I prefer, someone who understands the comman person's issues, is the key.

[SaschaHM]

20. We literally do the Republican's job for them.

He had serious issues with the bill and voted against it. 12 other Dems did as well. Hell, Dems that also received money from Big pharma employees voted for the bill. This clearly wasn't a "cash in" your chips vote.

[grantcart]

14. Let's keep our focus on 2018 Congressional elections

If we don't take Congress we can't do crap anyway.

[Equinox Moon]

35. Plus, let's work on election & voting rights.

If we can't vote democrats into office, we will have this perpetual GOP rule. Horrible thought.

[Fearless]

17. No.

[mrgorth]

22. I'm in.

[Luka Boyd]

24. Martin Omalley 2020

Martin Omalley or how about Sherrod Brown? I like the Castros but theres a name problem

[NCTraveler]

27. He is someone I would like to see in the primaries.

Solid voice for the party.

[octoberlib]

28. The GOP is grooming Nikki Haley to run in 2024. Maybe 2020 if something happens to Trump.

I'd prefer a female candidate so we can get there first.

[bigdarryl]

37. I.will be very surprise if Booker runs I live in NJ he's a

Good guy but rumors here in NJ have been dogging him about his sexuality since he intered politics.The democratic Party in NJ tried to get him to run for Governor against Christie but he refused.The rumors persist because Booker as Mayor of Newark was never seen with a girlfriend or any female for that matter.When he was running for the open Senate seat he was asked if he was gay and his.response was what difference does it make(which was the right answer)but he was accused of not forth right.

[Sienna86]

38. Nope

Pharmaceutical and Wall Street in his pockets. No thanks.

[elfin]

40. NO!

Something is phony about him. Glib, but not as substantive as I would like. Makes good speeches, but then hedges his bets (like the pharma vote). Don't care about his sexuality, but it could be a negative with general populace, even tho it shouldn't.

I much prefer Franken - in the Wellstone tradition.