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« on: November 14, 2016, 11:08:23 PM »
Really.
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« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2016, 11:16:38 PM »
I've been looking, and I can't find any.
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« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2016, 11:25:02 PM »
Young, black, liberal, charismatic.

That's it.

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« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2016, 11:27:40 PM »
Quote from: Trapsy on November 14, 2016, 11:17:00 PM
Young. AA. non-ideological. "Potential" to deliver strong speeches. Charismatic.

This is the correct answer.

Personally, he has limited appeal to me because he is a right-wing corporate shill.
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2016, 12:15:19 AM »
Quote from: GoTfan on November 14, 2016, 11:16:38 PM
I've been looking, and I can't find any.
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2016, 12:34:30 AM »
he can motivate urban voters to come out to vote.
When republicans have 60% of the white vote, then the democrats are already at 40%.
The democrats need at least 11% of minority voter turnout.
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« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2016, 01:00:52 AM »
Great speaker and very charismatic. That being said, still very shady Wall Street credentials. Maybe a good VP.
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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2016, 01:08:29 AM »
Watching the documentary "Street Fight" made me want to like Cory Booker.

Also he saved people from a fire once.
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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2016, 07:12:07 AM »
Quote from: RaphaelDLG on November 14, 2016, 11:27:40 PM
Quote from: Trapsy on November 14, 2016, 11:17:00 PM
Young. AA. non-ideological. "Potential" to deliver strong speeches. Charismatic.

This is the correct answer.

Personally, he has limited appeal to me because he is a right-wing corporate shill.

He's the former Mayor of Newark, and he's the current junior Senator from NJ.  As NJ is one of the most corrupt states in America (for Dems and GOP alike), I would dread him on my national ticket due to what shoes may drop.
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2016, 07:15:53 AM »
He's the politician from central casting; and I just don't have any strong feelings towards him.
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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2016, 09:45:09 AM »
The poor man's Obama.
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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2016, 09:49:55 AM »
Quote from: Fuzzy Bear on November 15, 2016, 07:12:07 AM
Quote from: RaphaelDLG on November 14, 2016, 11:27:40 PM
Quote from: Trapsy on November 14, 2016, 11:17:00 PM
Young. AA. non-ideological. "Potential" to deliver strong speeches. Charismatic.

This is the correct answer.

Personally, he has limited appeal to me because he is a right-wing corporate shill.

He's the former Mayor of Newark, and he's the current junior Senator from NJ.  As NJ is one of the most corrupt states in America (for Dems and GOP alike), I would dread him on my national ticket due to what shoes may drop.

Booker has a reputation for being clean, at least by New Jersey standards, and for having strong character and belief in what he's doing. The problem is that his actual views are too 'finance capitalism with socially liberal characteristics'.
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« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2016, 09:54:02 AM »
He really does give a strong speech-- his DNC speech was pretty good. His in person speaking is good as well.
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« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2016, 10:14:00 AM »
Apparently people find a black Andrew Cuomo appealing.
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« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2016, 10:34:07 AM »
I like that he was a mayor of an urban center
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« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2016, 10:36:01 AM »
Identity politics is the fundamental building block of the Democratic coalition. Cory Booker should be appealing to black people and the under 45s. Therefore, there will be elites and operatives who want to see him run.
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« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2016, 10:39:12 AM »
No idea, all I know is i don't trust him. Too coporate bought for me.
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« Reply #17 on: November 15, 2016, 11:02:06 AM »
To be a hypocrite there isn't any concrete policy differences he has with Progressives (bar potentially financial reform)
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« Reply #18 on: November 15, 2016, 11:26:57 AM »
Quote from: Andrea Beaumont on November 15, 2016, 10:14:00 AM
Apparently people find a black Andrew Cuomo appealing.

hahahahaha
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« Reply #19 on: November 15, 2016, 12:48:31 PM »
Actually, he's a pretty cool person. I might consider voting for him in 2020 should he run.
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« Reply #20 on: November 15, 2016, 12:51:57 PM »
Quote from: Fmr. Senator Blair on November 15, 2016, 11:02:06 AM
To be a hypocrite there isn't any concrete policy differences he has with Progressives (bar potentially financial reform)

See the problem with that is that financial reforms and getting money out of politics is almost solely what Progressies want. Democrats will be more left in 2020 and less corporate owned thats for sure.
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« Reply #21 on: November 15, 2016, 12:56:47 PM »
Quote from: Comrade Funk on November 15, 2016, 01:00:52 AM
Great speaker and very charismatic. That being said, still very shady Wall Street credentials. Maybe a good VP.

I agree with this - his DNC speech was great, but I wouldn't willingly elect a New Jersey politician to national office unless their name was Richard Codey.
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« Reply #22 on: November 15, 2016, 01:47:39 PM »
None.
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« Reply #23 on: November 15, 2016, 01:57:59 PM »
Quote from: RaphaelDLG on November 14, 2016, 11:27:40 PM
Quote from: Trapsy on November 14, 2016, 11:17:00 PM
Young. AA. non-ideological. "Potential" to deliver strong speeches. Charismatic.

This is the correct answer.

Personally, he has limited appeal to me because he is a right-wing corporate shill.
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« Reply #24 on: November 15, 2016, 02:59:29 PM »
Booker has received a 95% and a 90% rating from the Americans for Democratic Action. So hardly a conservative. He's certainly charismatic and has a great life story (including the fact that he's been a Mayor, which most national figures haven't been).
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