Poll: Should Cory Booker Run for Gov. or Senate?
Newark Mayor Cory Booker hints at his political future. You tell us: What position should he go after?
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who increasingly finds himself on the national political stage, has a decision to make: run for governor or run for U.S. Senate?
Booker, 43, said he's considering both, and will make a decision in the next two weeks, according to the Huffington Post.
Speculation has swirled that Booker would seek higher office as his political star starts to shine brighter. Party officials gave him a coveted speaking spot at this year's Democratic National Convention and moves such as living off of the same allotment as food stamp recipients for a week garnered national attention.
Now the question is: Which office will he seek and who will he run against?
If he goes for governor and wins the Democratic primary, he'll almost certainly be up against Gov. Chris Christie, who announced he's seeking re-election. Riding high approval ratings for his Hurricane Sandy response, Christie could be a formidable opponent. Business Insider writes that Booker might have to overcome a 20-point polling deficit to beat Christie.
The path to a U.S. Senate seat could be more certain. It's widely assumed that Booker would run for Sen. Frank Lautenberg's seat, and that the 88-year-old Lautenberg—the oldest U.S. senator—would retire. Public Policy Polling says the Senate run may be Booker's best bet.
What do you think? Should Booker run for higher office or stay put in Newark? Vote in the poll and tell us in the comments.
Jeff
10:36 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Corey is a Norcross Boy! African Americans will all vote for him. Norcross will see that he gets elected. Norcross uses Christie and doesn't want him in office. He'll make deals, but he's going to try to push the vote the other way.
Schu
10:39 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Please I hope not.
matt dougherty
8:54 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
I AGREE !
matt dougherty
8:55 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
He is just another self-serving idiot( Booker) !
TMB
9:30 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
with Christie in the Govenors seat and Booker in the Senate....I think our state will have a great duo fighting for our state.
Michael
11:16 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
As much as I would love to see Booker replace Christie, Christie has positioned himself very well for opportunities much further down the road and displacing him would be a monumental effort on Booker's part. Having him be a senator is probably his easiest option that still would allow him to stay and keep helping the people of NJ.
Joe T
12:06 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
If running a city that is paid for by someone elses tax dollars yet still has 20% unemployment and HS grad rates well below 70% makes you a qualified to run for office, we have serious issues. When you spend $18k per student and 30% of the 40k don't graduate, how do you tell if that money was well spent?
James L. Muller
8:51 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Intersting, but totally irrelevant. A mayor can not be responsible for the failure of paren(s) to instil learning values in their children. When you have an uneducated labor pool, you have unemployment. Period
Joe T
8:48 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Correct but he can be responsible and accountable for the level of spending and the policies that have helped create and exacerbate the "uneducated labor pool". This is the failure of Democrats. They tax and spend yet never solve anything. The cities are the best empirical data to prove this yet they sadly continue to vote for failures like Booker and other Democrats because they promise them things.
What will Booker run on? More spending for failing schools? More spending for pensions and healthcare expenses for unions? How does more spending on those things benefit the other 99% of the people in the state?
NJ voter
8:25 am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Here's good strategy.. Gov Christie wins reelection for Governor, then runs for the open US Senate seat, wins that seat (btw he would be the first republican to win a us senate seat in NJ since 1972), then assembles a bid for the US Presidency. This is going to be a interesting ride!
Lauren Burgoon
5:15 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
If you want to be president, being governor usually works out more in your favor because you have proven experience running a state, as opposed to being one of 100 in the Senate (especially if you're part of a do-nothing Congress) and a larger say in setting the agenda. Before Obama, the last senator to win the presidency was Nixon, but more recent governors (Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter) have gotten elected president.
colleen
12:21 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Neither- Newark would fall apart without their- mayor by day/ superhero by night-Cory Booker should remain Mayor of Newark another term
Colleen Begley
colleen
12:22 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Neither- Newark would fall apart without their- mayor by day/ superhero by night-Cory Booker should remain Mayor of Newark atleast another term
Colleen Begley
colleen
12:22 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Neither- Newark would fall apart without their- mayor by day/ superhero by night-Cory Booker should remain Mayor of Newark at least another term
Colleen Begley
matt dougherty
7:25 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Governor Chriistie is the right man for the job! Booker needs to run for the BUS!
matt dougherty
9:09 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
The people can't handle The Governor because he tells it like it is !!! The people in America will not vote if you tell them the truth ! I do hope though that Governor will consider running for the The WHITE HOUSE !
Pundit
10:28 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
There is not a sane person alive who could imagine our corpulent governor running for anything except for a platter full of greasy cheeseburgers.
matt dougherty
7:59 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
Mr. Booker needs to be running for the BUS to get out of town !ASAP!!!
Occupant
8:31 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
Booker is not stupid. He is a smart man, but hopefully not obligated the the Democratic machine.. A real man would think for himself. Sadly that's doesn't seem feasible in the world of politics.
Paul J. DiBartolo
10:09 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
Wait, Cory Booker…isn’t he the Democrat that actually had an intelligent, independent thought when he said that we should “stop attacking private equity” with regard to Barry O’s campaign attacks against Bain Capital? Of course, that required Booker to run the Demonizing, er-ahh, Democrat gauntlet which administered the appropriate beat-down he so deserved for thinking independently and outside of the Democrat lines. After that he betrayed himself by walking his comments back; and now somebody is suggesting that this free thinker should run for governor?
Vicky
10:43 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
Norcross and Christie has been deal buddies since 2003, and longer, what's changed. Norcross will support Chrisitie and he will support padding Norcross with contracts and cash. It's dirty politics, but it's how NJ Operates. Norcross discussed deals with getting Christie elected for Governor back in 2003. We thought he was going after Norcross, but that's never going to happen. He protects Norcross and the rest of the scum in South Jersey and throughout the state. Norcross is helping Christie for a second term
U.S. Attorney for New Jersey admitted, after widespread reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Newark Star Ledger in 2003, that he had a private lunch with George Norcross in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 2003. The lunch occurred while Mr. Christie was said to be exploring a run for Governor of the State; Mr. Norcross himself has bragged in conversations recorded on tape by the New Jersey Attorney General’s office, that his support is critical for anyone seeking statewide office in New Jersey. Furthermore, in 2003, companies affiliated with George Norcross were under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the FBI.
Big Mac
5:08 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Norcross, Booker and Christie need to be slapped down. We need somebody who not only say what he means but means what he says and does everything the right way. To bad our state congress is so screwed up thanks to my county, Camden. I hate the politics of our state and can see how screwed up it is watching it while stationed in Germany. We need a true patriot to rock our state to get it off the crash course and on the course of greatness. My grandfather ran in 76 with the Democrats and saw how screwed up Norcross and those morons were, we need to exploit them and crash them off the NJ map and put the greatness of the NJ people on top. 'Merican and Joy-sey ROCKS BABY!! HOAH!!