red states rule
06-08-2013, 03:13 PM
No shocker here
But will Chris Christie back Booker or a Republican to be named later?
Formally declaring his candidacy for U.S. Senate, Newark Mayor Cory Booker now finds himself in a primary against like-minded Democratic congressmen that will be decided in mid-summer, when exceptionally low voter turnout threatens his early advantage.
Booker made his candidacy official Saturday at a news conference in Newark, New Jersey's largest city, which he has led since 2006. He is vying to fill the seat of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday at age 89.
Booker, 44, said he hoped to bring a fresh pragmatic voice to Washington, where "too many have come to believe ... nothing can get done."
"We need someone in the United States Senate who's actually had to work on difficult problems, who's actually had to find people jobs, who's actually had people standing in front of their homes and had to work on everything from getting people into food stamp programs to helping young people better afford college," Booker said.
Reps. Frank Pallone and Rush Holt are also planning to enter the Democratic primary, which is scheduled for Aug. 13. The only Republican running so far is Steve Lonegan, a former Bogota mayor who runs the New Jersey office of Americans for Prosperity.
http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2013/06/08/newark-mayor-pallone-to-join-nj-senate-race-n1615788
But will Chris Christie back Booker or a Republican to be named later?
Formally declaring his candidacy for U.S. Senate, Newark Mayor Cory Booker now finds himself in a primary against like-minded Democratic congressmen that will be decided in mid-summer, when exceptionally low voter turnout threatens his early advantage.
Booker made his candidacy official Saturday at a news conference in Newark, New Jersey's largest city, which he has led since 2006. He is vying to fill the seat of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died Monday at age 89.
Booker, 44, said he hoped to bring a fresh pragmatic voice to Washington, where "too many have come to believe ... nothing can get done."
"We need someone in the United States Senate who's actually had to work on difficult problems, who's actually had to find people jobs, who's actually had people standing in front of their homes and had to work on everything from getting people into food stamp programs to helping young people better afford college," Booker said.
Reps. Frank Pallone and Rush Holt are also planning to enter the Democratic primary, which is scheduled for Aug. 13. The only Republican running so far is Steve Lonegan, a former Bogota mayor who runs the New Jersey office of Americans for Prosperity.
http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2013/06/08/newark-mayor-pallone-to-join-nj-senate-race-n1615788