Cory Booker gets crushed in debate! Opponent calls out Social Security Ponzi Scheme! Polls tightening!

by Austin Petersen

“The difference between me and Cory Booker, is that he doesn’t trust you with your money!”

Newark Mayor Cory Booker is looking at an extremely tight race for Senate in New Jersey vs. Republican challenger Steve Lonegan. Booker may still be a favorite, but his once-whopping 35-point lead has now been reduced to a mere 12 points. That’s common in most races, but the fact that his challenger is a Tea Party Republican in a liberal state that voted overwhelmingly for Obama is not a good sign for Booker.

In a debate over Social Security, Booker lays bare his total and utter belief in big government to solve societal problems. Lonegan pins Booker down and points out to the audience how Booker doesn’t trust people to take care of themselves. Now, polls numbers are reflecting how powerful that type of attack is.

From Fox News: 

My sense is that the numbers reflect complacency in the Booker campaign,” Ross Baker, a political science professor at Rutgers University, told FoxNews.com. “The Booker people wrote off Lonegan as a right-wing crank and small-town mayor. Booker was on the fast track to election, and there was a growing realization that he saw the race wrapped up and that’s always a mistake.

“It’s one thing to be confident. It’s another to be complacent.”

Booker is going to have work a lot harder to take that senate seat now. Looks like it will be a fun race to watch.

h/t: Tom Gervasi

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.