Cory Booker-why is everyone so down?

[Hindsight was 2020]

In honor of the Castro thread I decided to dedicate one to the other guy who on paper looks good for 2020 but is a punching bag which is Cory Booker.

Why are people so down on Booker? He is a likeable, charismatic, well-spoken man that cares about the less fortunate. On paper he should be a great challenger to Trump in 2020 but some libs here are saying he will lose in a Mondale type landslide.

So why are people so down on his chances?

[Hindsight was 2020]

Corporatist tool.

From Democratic Party inside perspective—Cory Booker looks like good packaging.

Outside that bubble, and in the nation’s political landscape, Booker is shallow and is not a suitable fit for where the people who would normally vote for the party are heading.

If the Ds will not unseat Donald Trump, in 2020, and they want to lose, well then Cory could be of use.

You guys keep saying how hated Booker is outside "the dem insider bubble" but I have yet to see physical evidence like polling that backs that up

[Hindsight was 2020]

Corporatist tool.

From Democratic Party inside perspective—Cory Booker looks like good packaging.

Outside that bubble, and in the nation’s political landscape, Booker is shallow and is not a suitable fit for where the people who would normally vote for the party are heading.

If the Ds will not unseat Donald Trump, in 2020, and they want to lose, well then Cory could be of use.

You guys keep saying how hated Booker is outside "the dem insider bubble" but I have yet to see physical evidence like polling that backs that up

I have a feeling turnout from, ya know, loyally progressive Democratic voters - the heart of the party - would drop dramatically if he were at the top of the ticket.  Outside of a few tools on Atlas, most Democratic voters care deeply about economic justice; it's what ties a diverse party together.

He could pick Bernie/Warren/or Fiengold as his VP