Senator Cory Booker has jumped into the already busy field of Democratic candidates running for the White House in 2020 in a bid to turf out Donald Trump. Booker, 49, made his announcement as Black History Month began. He is the second black candidate in the race after senator Kamala Harris. No Republicans have yet announced they will challenge Trump for the GOP nomination.
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2020 Democrats building ties to power brokers in key states
Before he cut the $100,000 checks, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti brought the Democratic Party chairmen from Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada backstage to meet late night television host Jimmy Kimmel and superstar hip-hop producer DJ Khaled. Garcetti may not be the best-known 2020 presidential prospect, but he will not be forgotten by those who lead Democratic politics in the states most responsible for picking the party's next presidential nominee.
NJ Senator Cory Booker Stumps in Akron for Cordray and Other Ohio Democrats
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker closed his half-hour speech in Akron on Saturday by taking a selfie with the Democratic gubernatorial ticket of Rich Cordray and Betty Sutton. One of the possible contenders in the 2020 presidential race was in Northeast Ohio over the weekend to drum up support for Rich Cordray in the race for governor.
Julian Castro rallies Iowa Democrats as he ponders his 2020 future
A woman who donned a University of Texas at San Antonio T-shirt approached the 44-year-old former mayor of San Antonio. A mother of a UTSA graduate, she beckoned Castro for a photo, throwing up the famous Texan hand sign.
Will Kavanaugh Make Democrats Care About the Court?
If you're interested in some actual information about voters in battleground districts as opposed to random anecdotes assuming that minutia that obsesses conservative pundits influences swing voters , you might want to check out this very useful story . In terms of how Democrats are doing, the answer iswell, with the exodus of educated suburban women from Trump's Republican Party seeming to accelerate.
As 2020 looms, Booker hits the road in Iowa
But Sen. Cory Booker, sitting in the passenger seat of Scholten's campaign Winnebago, had other ideas. Armed with his iPhone, Booker turned it on Scholten as the Iowa landscape flashed by.
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But Sen. Cory Booker, sitting in the passenger seat of Scholten's campaign Winnebago, had other ideas. Armed with his iPhone, Booker turned it on Scholten as the Iowa landscape flashed by.
Democrats, Keep Cool and Keep Calm
Americans are hurting as their country descends into dysfunction, polarization and widespread anger. Democrats are feeling an extra dose of despair with the elevation of the intemperate and partisan Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Booker wows Iowa, but hea s had lots of practice Though Sen. Cory…
Though Sen. Cory Booker says he is focused on the 2018 midterm elections, his travels have helped him build connections that could pay off in 2020. Analysis: Cory Booker wowed Iowa, one of many trips he's made that could pay off in 2020 Though Sen. Cory Booker says he is focused on the 2018 midterm elections, his travels have helped him build connections that could pay off in 2020.
The Left Criminalizes Politics by Weaponizing Investigations
Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Kamala Harris listen to testimony from Christine Blasey Ford during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, September 27, 2018. That's because the Left stands ready to eradicate any norm at any time if there is political advantage in it.
In Iowa debut, Booker tells Dems to turn despair into action
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker urged Democrats disappointed by Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to turn their despair into action as he made his national debut in Iowa as a Democratic presidential prospect. Racing from Saturday afternoon's Senate confirmation vote in Washington, Booker breezed into the Iowa Democratic Party's top fall fundraiser to try to make a positive impression on roughly 1,000 party activists.
Letters: Readers debate the merits and faults of Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke
As a lifelong Texan, I've always been proud that we're known as a state full of generous, bighearted people who generally come to each others' aid and defense regardless of political or ideological differences. But the tone and the tactics of Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign are the exact opposite of the people he supposedly serves.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin speaks to reporters Wednesday in Glen Ridge.
WASHINGTON -- After holding off for several days, Senate Republican candidate Bob Hugin supported confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a U.S. Supreme Court justice as lawmakers moved toward a final vote on his nomination. "Based on everything I know now, I would support Judge Kavanaugh as senator," Hugin tweeted on Friday while his Democratic opponent, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez , D-N.J., went to the Senate floor to decry his nomination.
White House tells FBI it can talk to anyone about Kavanaugh
In this Sept. 4, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, listens to Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. speak during a Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Trump says he supports ‘comprehensive’ FBI Kavanaugh probe
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept.
Trump urges supporters to vote in wake of Kavanaugh hearing
President Donald Trump on Saturday turned his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh into a rallying cry for Republicans to vote in November, saying they can reject the "ruthless and outrageous tactics" he says Democrats used against the judge. "We see this horrible, horrible, radical group of Democrats.
The Latest: Trump cites Kavanaugh to rally voters
President Donald Trump is turning his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh into a rallying cry for Republicans to vote in November. He said at a West Virginia rally that they can help reject the "ruthless and outrageous tactics" he says Democrats used against the judge.
Cory Booker said Kavanaugh supporters are ‘complicit in evil.’ He regrets that now.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker once called those who supported putting Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Supreme Court " complicit in evil ." Booker, D-N.J., said he didn't mean it quite that way.
Rachel Mitchell, prosecutor experienced in sex-crimes cases, to…
Senate Republicans announced late Tuesday that Rachel Mitchell, a decorated career sex crimes prosecutor with decades of experience, will handle the questioning of Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor accusing Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault decades ago, at a scheduled hearing on Thursday. Saying he wants the hearing to be a "safe, comfortable, and dignified" environment, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wrote in a statement that the move would help take politics out of the proceedings.
Eyeing White House, Cory Booker Introduces Himself to Iowa
The Iowa caucuses are well over a year away, but the New Jersey senator is working overtime to make an impression in Iowa and in other states that will be crucial to winning the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Booker has secured the keynote speaker role at the marquee fall Democratic Party fundraising banquet in Des Moines on Oct. 6. He'll also headline a Democratic fundraiser later in October in South Carolina, which holds the first primary in the South and is a key test of support among black voters.