Mary Margaret Olohan Former 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president in a tweet Monday. “The answer to hatred & division is to reignite our spirit of common purpose. @JoeBiden won’t only win – he’ll show there’s more that unites us than divides us,” the New Jersey Democrat tweeted. “He’ll restore honor…
Chris White Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey appeared genuinely surprised after learning that billionaire Tom Steyer made Thursday’s Democratic debate stage. “That’s stunning to me,” Booker said when one of his operatives told him that the former hedge fund manager made the debate. The clip of New Jersey Democrat’s reaction can be seen on the next…
Guess who’s back, back again? Tulsi’s back, tell a friend. That’s right. After being excluded from the September debate for failing to meet the DNC’s dubious polling requirements, Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard will rejoin the Democratic primary debate stage in October. Gabbard had probably already qualified for the October debate after getting a fourth qualifying…
Audrey Conklin – Four 2020 Democratic presidential candidates calling for the end of all private prisons in the U.S. represent states that depend on private facilities to compensate for overcrowding issues. – The candidates argue that private prison companies are profiting off “the suffering of incarcerated people and their families.” – Private facilities house less…
Quinnipiac University’s latest poll shows drastic changes in the candidates’ standings. Biden is still out in front with 22%, but Harris has surged to 20%.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (FL-R) took aim from the “Road to Majority” conference, held by the Faith and Freedom Coalition, at Sen. Booker, “It sounded more like Portuguese, to be honest with you.”
C Molly Prince on February 1, 2019 Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker announced Friday that is he is officially launching a campaign to run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. Amid speculation of Booker’s presidential aspirations, the New Jersey senator revealed in December he would make a decision on whether or not to launch a 2020 presidential…
DCNF Video Team on December 16, 2018 CNN revealed its top five potential Democratic presidential candidate picks in its 2020 power rankings, and the results aren’t surprising. It came down to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, former Vice President Joe Biden, failed Texas senatorial candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke, and California Sen. Kamala Harris….
THOMAS PHIPPEN Reporter Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders has a new plan to give a job, with $15 an hour minimum wage and health care benefits, to anyone “who wants or needs one.” The job guarantee plan is missing some details, like how to pay for it, but Sanders has joined with Democrats in pushing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer echoed calls from his colleagues to remove Attorney General Jeff Sessions from his post while appearing on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” Tuesday. When asked if he thought Sessions’ testimony shed light on the Russia investigation, Schumer said, “No I think he raised…