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| Cory Booker |
Yeah, it's a little abrupt how Cory Booker is forcing Sen. Frank Lautenberg into a political corner. However, ol' boy should've retired a long time ago too so I ain't mad at Mayor Booker. From Philly.com, about the moderate-liberal Democrat and mayor of Newark, N.J.: "Cory Booker hasn't officially said he's running for Senate in 2014 (wink) but he's sure acting like he will. Booker has filed FEC papers creating a 'ory Booker for Senate'political committee.
National Journal first reported the development. f course, filing papers doesn't mean he has to run, but all signs point to Booker giving it a shot.
Public opinion polls rate him as the early favorite."
Sen. Frank Lautenberg's (D-N.J.) camp ain't happy. From the Daily Mail (UK): "But the move has angered supporters of longtime Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) who are calling out the brash Booker for seeking to oust the 88-year-old incumbent before he has announced any intent to step down from the seat. An aide for long-serving senator said the party starlet was 'self-absorbed and disrespectful' for forcing the hand of the veteran politician and disregarding the political hierarchy in the Beltway."
