Cory Booker on Colbert

[femmedem]

Rhiannon posted his appearance on Colbert here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017534642

I suspect the reason none of us have commented is that any discussion would be about the primaries, so I wanted to link to her post in this forum.

I'm currently leaning Inslee, but damn, this was a good interview. I love Inslee for his emphasis on climate change and for his track record as governor, but I know that our country also needs to be inspired again.

[mr_lebowski]

1. If I had to pick now, I'd pick Booker ... I ALWAYS love his interviews, he's friggin' sharp as tack

And I always agree w/what he has to say. Inslee's probably my 2nd choice at this point but I've only seen the Rachel interview, which he killed it at.

[femmedem]

2. I hear you. I might have to switch back to undecided.

I'm surprised Booker's got so few supporters here. But we do have a wealth of good candidates to choose from.

[Bradshaw3]

3. He was terrific

Very impressed with his grasp of the big picture, his overall knowledge and perspective.

[femmedem]

7. Yes, he impressed me, too.

With so many candidates, I hadn't paid much attention to him recently until that interview.

[handmade34]

4. didn't see the interview

but I love Cory Booker... unfortunately, being a vegan will keep him from being elected President call me silly but I really believe that is an issue for a lot of people (and I say this as a vegetarian)

[femmedem]

5. It may rub some people the wrong way, even though he doesn't proselytize.

People do tend to stereotype vegans as weird or other. I say this as someone who floats in and out of veganism!
It's a selling point for me, though. He's better at walking his walk than I am at walking mine.

[StevieM]

6. I am starting to lean towards Cory Booker, now that I don't think I can support Jay Inslee.

I am struggling with this. I had been hoping to support Jay Inslee for president all the way back in 2017. In most respects, he is everything I am looking for in a candidate.

But he signed a bill on surrogacy that I passionately disagree with. I fear that women will be exploited for their wombs and have no protection from coercion and deceit. I don't want the U.S. to become a country like India or Thailand in that regards.