Kamala Harris vs Cory Booker

[Jesus save us]

If the 2020 election winds up being a showdown between these two, who do you think would come out on top?

Personally I prefer Harris, but I've a sinking feeling that Booker would win. He'll have the financial advantage, as a Wall Street hack. He shares Obama's attractiveness and charisma. I also expect that he'll outperform Harris with the Black vote- his political background in Newark's urban politics, while Harris's political background is in California. It's also worth noting that Harris is married to a white man and is only half-black(and half-(Asian)Indian) which might cement perception of her as less authentically black.

[The Other Castro]

Isn't Obama half black?

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Isn't Obama half black?

Also, remember when some people wondered whether he's "African American enough" in the sense he had no African-American background, with his father being from Kenya?

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Wall Street. They win either way.

[Figueira]

I have a feeling Harris wins this one, but it would be close.

[Figueira]

Isn't Obama half black?

Also, remember when some people wondered whether he's "African American enough" in the sense he had no African-American background, with his father being from Kenya?

Booker was also accused of being "not black enough" when he originally ran for Mayor of Newark (against an incumbent black Mayor).

[The Govanah Jake]

Harris. Bookers wall street ties would be brought up a lot and by 2020 the Democratic Base would want a Non Cooperate Candidate facing Trump.

[Trapsy]

If the 2020 election winds up being a showdown between these two, who do you think would come out on top?

Personally I prefer Harris, but I've a sinking feeling that Booker would win. He'll have the financial advantage, as a Wall Street hack. He shares Obama's attractiveness and charisma. I also expect that he'll outperform Harris with the Black vote- his political background in Newark's urban politics, while Harris's political background is in California. It's also worth noting that Harris is married to a white man and is only half-black(and half-(Asian)Indian) which might cement perception of her as less authentically black.

You underestimate the black woman vote eh? They carried Hillary to victory.

[Mr. Smith]

Booker has more charisma, but Harris isn't necessarily a slouch as of late...the difference isn't exactly Sanders/Obama vs Hillary here.

Ultimately, the result would probably be urban vs rural, with Harris' farther left stance on guns making everywhere urban but the Newark/NYC - Philly area all but locked for her...however unless she makes in-roads with Native Americans on reservations based on environmental issues, I don't see how these same stances wouldn't give Booker pretty much all the rural areas.

[Santander]

Booker is by far the more mainstream candidate.