Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced that he is running for President Friday morning, releasing a video called “Rise” to his supporters.
“In America, we have a sense of common pain,” he says in voiceover as he walks down a city street under scaffolding. “But what we lack is a common purpose.”
“I grew up knowing that the only way we can make change is when people come together,” he continued over images of protests and marches.
He told his story of housing discrimination and how he chose to move into a low-income area of Newark and stay there while serving as Senator.
“In America, courage is contagious,” he said.
“Together, we will channel our common pain into our common purpose,” he finishes to an energetic drum beat. “Together, we will rise.”
Booker has been spending significant amounts of time forging relationships in early voting states, and has nearly finalized his Iowa staff.
He joins his colleague on the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) in announcing his official run. Fellow Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has launched an exploratory committee. See a full rundown of Democratic presidential hopefuls here.
Watch the video here:
I’m excited about how excited I am about so many exciting candidates.
He gets a week’s worth of free air time now, right? Or is that only if you say you’re thinking about running?
No thank you. Preening narcissist; you could walk through his deepest conviction and not get your ankles wet. Look at his views of public education prior to Trump’s election. He loved Betsy DeVos back then. Hold that thought.
Plop
Another hat in the ring. I’m less excited about Booker than i am about Harris but, i want to hear what he has to say. Frankly I’m at the point where i want to start seeing debates and town halls. I want to get to the good stuff so i can get a feel for some of these candidates.
I’m still waiting on Brown and Klobuchar!