Cory Booker To Run For Senate In 2014: Sources

[onehandle]

Source: Huffington Post

Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) will not challenge Gov. Chris Christie (R) in 2013, choosing instead to seek Democrat Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat in 2014, according to NBC 4 New York.

Sources told PolitickerNJ.com Booker would pass up the chance to challenge Christie, whose approval rating hit a high point after his actions in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Booker called Democratic party leaders Thursday morning to inform them of his plans, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Booker said earlier he was "absolutely considering" a gubernatorial run, calling Christie "vulnerable." Elizabeth, N.J. Mayor Chris Bollwage (D) told The Huffington Post Booker's past uncertainty on his future plans had "frozen" the state's Democratic Party.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/20/cory-booker-senate_n_2338116.html

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Smart. Sadly, Christie will probably be re-elected.

Ugh.

[iandhr]

1. Cory Booker knows Christie would probably win.

This is a smart move on his part.

[SugarShack]

2. Govs have restrictions to keep them in line balanced budgets, etc. Booker will be great in Senate!!!

That is where restraint for the piggies is needed. He'll show them! Booker will be a national senate race and he will WIN! Go Booker!

[Ter]

3. Awesome

Any chance he'll be ready to run for President by 2016? He's everything that can win.

[onehandle]

5. Might be too soon, although I would support him. I want President Warren first. nt

[limpyhobbler]

4. unrec. Cory Booker is a whore for the big banks. nt

[msongs]

6. sad to say that's standard democratic candidate qualifications these days eh? nt

[limpyhobbler]

7. Cory Booker will probably privatize whatever is left of Social Security after Obama gets done

[n2doc]

8. +1 n/t

[amandabeech]

9. He really is.

I wish that he would change parties.

Let the Dems run an actual Dem for Lautenberg's seat.

[forestpath]

10. Oh, goodie. Another corporate stooge.

[JoFerret]

13. NJ politics

Always a mystery.
Booker is good although less than he seems and useless on education.
Christie is another matter and with his latest salvo about what it means to be an American he is clearly on to something useful/ valuable.

Blue states/ Red states: we are all Americans etc. (Such thinking seems heretical in the TeaBag nation.)

Real question is: When will mainstream GOP slice off (dump, marginalize the TeaBaggers?) Or is there no "mainstream " GOP left? While it is wonderful for the TeaBaggers to float off into never-never land we actually do need a loyal opposition. A one party government is not an ideal. And a factionalized demParty is not something we seek right now.