Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) was once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party.
For some, when he entered the 2020 presidential race, it was as though they had witnessed the second coming of Barack Obama.
Booker's campaign fizzled out early, and he was quickly relegated to the back of everyone’s mind, something he is trying to change as we ramp up for the 2028 presidential cycle.
Booker, a former college football player at Stanford, entered the 2020 race with a message of unity, although he had a documented past of being confrontational toward conservatives.
Many considered him an early favorite, but the so-called experts were wrong, as Booker was never able to generate enough buzz for fundraising, and his campaign was over very early in the race.
At the time of his withdrawal, Booker stated, “I got in this race to win, and I’ve always said I wouldn’t continue if there was no longer a path to victory.”
That withdrawal was seen by many as the limit for Booker’s career, relegated to the Senate and unable to generate a national buzz worthy of a presidential run.
In an effort to block Donald Trump and Republicans in their legislative agenda, Booker resorted to a sort of unofficial filibuster, holding forth for a record-setting 25-hour and five-minute speech. He was treated like a rock star by the media and Democrats, as though he had accomplished something.
Booker acted as though he had just completed a real marathon, stating, "The body is weary in a lot of places, from my back to my feet and to my legs, I'm just feeling it."
He added, "But my soul is soaring and I feel very blessed by the whole experience."
When the White House was asked for a comment about the speech, an official stated, "Cory Booker is looking for another 'I am Spartacus' moment, but that didn't work for his failed presidential campaign, and it didn't work to block President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. When will he realize he's not Spartacus -- he's a spoof?"
One strategy Democrats have employed recently involves launching foul-mouthed rants, with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) leading that charge.
Booker took a page out of her book this week, calling out his fellow Democrats and stating, “The Democratic Party was about to give Donald Trump tens of millions of dollars when he has already told the Democratic Party, ‘I’m not gonna let blue states have this.' Democrats need to learn to fight and fight him and stop him from hurting people."
He continued, “There’s a lot of us in this caucus that want to fu**ing fight. This, to me, is a problem with Democrats in America right now is we’re willing to be complicit.”
Dems have been fighting, but they are playing dirty and advocating for the wrong causes, such as championing criminal illegal immigrants over law-abiding citizens and legal residents, and working to help transgender individuals play in women's sports. To me, Booker is making a move for leadership in the Senate, amid internal party frustration with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). I think the White House hit the nail on the head in that Booker is just looking to revive his political future by creating a moment that generates a viral buzz.
