Why isn’t booker getting any traction?

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Anonymous wrote:He's a show pony. Not a work horse.

You know nothing about his time as a Mayor.

He challenged the teacher unions, the #1 donors to Dems, so he's doomed.

Anything else to know?

“Did you hear about the time Cory Booker chased down an armed robber in front of city hall? How about when he ran into a burning building to save a woman’s life? Or when he shoveled snow from residents’ driveways after a blizzard? All true. He also rode with cops on night patrol, answered citizen complaints over Twitter and lived for eight years in a high-rise apartment where many low-income tenants rely on federal housing assistance. The story of Booker’s two terms running Newark reads like a tall tale or even a comic book: Cory Booker, Supermayor.”

“New grocery stores and hotels—the first in decades—have opened. Panasonic North America relocated its headquarters downtown, as did Audible.com, which provides audio information and entertainment. Prudential Financial is building a new tower. The city reported $1 billion in real estate development in 2011 and 2012—about a third of all development across the state in sheer square footage. Another $2 billion is in the pipeline for the next two years. Bolstered by a growing immigrant population, Newark finally bucked its 60-year depopulation trend in the 2010 Census. What Booker couldn’t do with city resources, he sought to accomplish through public-private partnerships, attracting millions in philanthropic investments to further his policy agenda.”

“Entire new municipal departments have sprouted up, reflecting a different set of policy ambitions—not only the hiring of a philanthropy liaison and the creation of a prisoner re-entry office, but also a new sustainability office and the establishment of a community planning department. The city is poised to pass an overhaul of its zoning code, the first update of its kind in more than 50 years. “He’s tried to modernize the machinery of government,” says Roland Anglin, a professor of metropolitan studies at Rutgers.”

“The most recent budget—adopted this summer—uses less in state aid and other one-time infusions of cash, such as property sales, while reducing homeowners’ property taxes by 13 percent.”

https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-what-cory-booker-accomplished.html

Hey, the guy may be the most amazing in the universe, but he's doomed -- the teacher unions hate him.

He won a contested Democratic primary in New Jersey handily, so perhaps that’s false or, if true, not the kryptonite you think it is?

Or, local politics on that issue are very different from national politics.

His U.S. Senate primary was not about national politics?

I doubt he got even a million votes. That was a local/ state election, not a real national campaign.

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So that’s, uh, code for, uh, gay?

And that’s a negative, why?

I think Buttigieg is proving that gay isn't a negative. But - in my opinion - the negative part of it with Booker (who I believe is thought to be bi, not gay?) is the secrecy and pretense.

I like Booker. I'm actually really surprised how little traction his campaign seems to be getting. But - apparently he's just not giving folks what they want.

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Lack of charisma. Beto has that Kennedyesque vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:He's a show pony. Not a work horse.

You know nothing about his time as a Mayor.

He challenged the teacher unions, the #1 donors to Dems, so he's doomed.

Anything else to know?

“Did you hear about the time Cory Booker chased down an armed robber in front of city hall? How about when he ran into a burning building to save a woman’s life? Or when he shoveled snow from residents’ driveways after a blizzard? All true. He also rode with cops on night patrol, answered citizen complaints over Twitter and lived for eight years in a high-rise apartment where many low-income tenants rely on federal housing assistance. The story of Booker’s two terms running Newark reads like a tall tale or even a comic book: Cory Booker, Supermayor.”

“New grocery stores and hotels—the first in decades—have opened. Panasonic North America relocated its headquarters downtown, as did Audible.com, which provides audio information and entertainment. Prudential Financial is building a new tower. The city reported $1 billion in real estate development in 2011 and 2012—about a third of all development across the state in sheer square footage. Another $2 billion is in the pipeline for the next two years. Bolstered by a growing immigrant population, Newark finally bucked its 60-year depopulation trend in the 2010 Census. What Booker couldn’t do with city resources, he sought to accomplish through public-private partnerships, attracting millions in philanthropic investments to further his policy agenda.”

“Entire new municipal departments have sprouted up, reflecting a different set of policy ambitions—not only the hiring of a philanthropy liaison and the creation of a prisoner re-entry office, but also a new sustainability office and the establishment of a community planning department. The city is poised to pass an overhaul of its zoning code, the first update of its kind in more than 50 years. “He’s tried to modernize the machinery of government,” says Roland Anglin, a professor of metropolitan studies at Rutgers.”

“The most recent budget—adopted this summer—uses less in state aid and other one-time infusions of cash, such as property sales, while reducing homeowners’ property taxes by 13 percent.”

https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-what-cory-booker-accomplished.html

Hey, the guy may be the most amazing in the universe, but he's doomed -- the teacher unions hate him.

He won a contested Democratic primary in New Jersey handily, so perhaps that’s false or, if true, not the kryptonite you think it is?

Or, local politics on that issue are very different from national politics.

His U.S. Senate primary was not about national politics?

I doubt he got even a million votes. That was a local/ state election, not a real national campaign.

You’re right that his first election was a low-turnout special to replace a Senator who died, held on a Wednesday in October instead of the regular Election Day a month later because Chris Christie didn’t want to be in the ballot with him.

But I don’t get you - you’re saying that his purported issues with teachers’ unions - of which you’ve offered no proof btw - would hurt him in a primary run for President when they didn’t hurt him in a primary race for Senate? Wouldn’t a local/state issue like teachers have more weight in a Senate race than a Presidential?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Single.

So that’s, uh, code for, uh, gay?

And that’s a negative, why?

I think Buttigieg is proving that gay isn't a negative. But - in my opinion - the negative part of it with Booker (who I believe is thought to be bi, not gay?) is the secrecy and pretense.

I like Booker. I'm actually really surprised how little traction his campaign seems to be getting. But - apparently he's just not giving folks what they want.

^Absolutely this.

I’ll take Booker’s word for his being straight. But, if there is any chance he’s in closet, that will be a HUGE negative in the general if it comes out then...and it would.

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Anonymous wrote:Lack of charisma. Beto has that Kennedyesque vibe.

There’s a thin line between charisma and an empty showboater and booker’s on the wrong side of it.

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Anonymous wrote:Lack of charisma. Beto has that Kennedyesque vibe.

There’s a thin line between charisma and an empty showboater and booker’s on the wrong side of it.

Beto makes Booker look like a very deep, thoughtful man.

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shh

Rosario doesn't know this . . .

It's going to come up.

I agree. It will.

However, at 49 (soon to be 50), whether he's gay or bi should be addressed. Maybe Dawson is the one to "set him straight," (bad pun, I know) if he's bi, but based on my experiences with bi friends (and I'm a few years older than Booker), flipping back and forth is sometimes more the norm.

And I believe (just my thinking) that it's easier for the American public to embrace a gay male over a bi male. So Buttigieg has the advantage here.

This discussion sounds ridiculous to be honest, but not all people are comfortable with this issue and therefore, will judge him on his personal life and not on his professional experiences.

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Anonymous wrote:Lack of charisma. Beto has that Kennedyesque vibe.

Kennedy played well in the 1960s with many women who were somewhat infantilized by lack of professional opportunities. Now that many women have professional and personal power, would they be swayed by O’Rourje’s charms? If so, more’s the pity.

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Anonymous wrote:Lack of charisma. Beto has that Kennedyesque vibe.

There’s a thin line between charisma and an empty showboater and booker’s on the wrong side of it.

Beto makes Booker look like a very deep, thoughtful man.

Hahaha.

Dems should make sure Beto goes to every single debate

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1. It's time for the women.

2. That particular man has questionable ties to big pharma.

The big pharma ties is why I would not support him for president.

There's also that time he hated gays.

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1. It's time for the women.

2. That particular man has questionable ties to big pharma.

The big pharma ties is why I would not support him for president.

There's also that time he hated gays.

Details?

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Anonymous wrote:Harris has already been anointed by the party establishment.

Beto's appeal is that many women in the media are infatuated with him. That combination of JFK peppiness with an "Aw Shucks" wholesomeness is catnip to the upper-middle class white women demo that predominates in media circles.

People pushing the Beto/JFK similarities don't know either pols history. I don't remember learning about JFK running as a prolific renamer of a federal building. Let the media eat him up. Upper-middle class women didn't get him elected in Texas but, did wrap their lawns with signs also known as global impacting waste product. I am all for the media being in the tank for a candidate.

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1. It's time for the women.

2. That particular man has questionable ties to big pharma.

Actually I think the last election and the way the media continues to treat this cycle of women candidates shows that it will be significantly harder for a woman to win the general than a man. It isn’t the time to ignore electability. I’m a woman and I voted for Clinton.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Single.

shh

Rosario doesn't know this . . .

It's going to come up.

I agree. It will.

However, at 49 (soon to be 50), whether he's gay or bi should be addressed. Maybe Dawson is the one to "set him straight," (bad pun, I know) if he's bi, but based on my experiences with bi friends (and I'm a few years older than Booker), flipping back and forth is sometimes more the norm.

And I believe (just my thinking) that it's easier for the American public to embrace a gay male over a bi male. So Buttigieg has the advantage here.

This discussion sounds ridiculous to be honest, but not all people are comfortable with this issue and therefore, will judge him on his personal life and not on his professional experiences.

It will also come out that he is a vegan; not sure how that will play.