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New DNC debate rule creates challenge for Booker

September 23, 2019 4:13 pm

Cory Booker says his campaign hasn’t hit the 165,000-donor threshold set by the Democratic National Committee to qualify for the November presidential debate. Candidates will need a combination of unique donors and polls showing at least 3% of support in...

If Booker withdraws, it’s a problem for Murphy

September 23, 2019 5:02 amSeptember 23, 2019 8:23 am

If Cory Booker drops out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination at the end of the month, Gov. Phil Murphy will have an immediate political problem. Murphy will want to endorse his close friend, Joe Biden. The progressive...

Iowa Poll: Warren now leads Biden, Booker in 6th with 3%

September 21, 2019 8:31 pmSeptember 21, 2019 8:34 pm

Elizabeth Warren now has the lead in Iowa, a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. Warren is two points ahead of Joe Biden, 22%-20%, with Bernie Sanders in third place with 11% in their bids for the Democratic presidential...

Despite polling, Menendez convinced Booker top candidate in NJ

September 20, 2019 12:58 pmSeptember 20, 2019 1:19 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez isn’t buying a Monmouth University poll that pegged Booker as New Jersey voters’ fourth in the Democratic presidential primary. “Listen, as far as I’m concerned, he’s number one in New Jersey,” Menendez said. “He’s run statewide....

Oliver unsure why Booker campaign support lags in NJ

September 20, 2019 12:40 pm

Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver isn’t sure why U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s presidential campaign is having trouble finding its footing in the senator’s home state. “I don’t know,” the acting governor said when asked why she thought Booker placed fourth in...

Booker campaigns in Iowa this weekend

September 20, 2019 11:08 amSeptember 20, 2019 11:11 am

Cory Booker returns to Iowa today for a two-day swing in advance of the February 3 Democratic caucuses. It’s the 10th time Booker has been in Iowa. This campaign trip will put the New Jersey Senator at 45 events over...

Biden leads Booker among NJ Democrats; favorite son trails Warren, Sanders

September 19, 2019 11:00 amSeptember 19, 2019 2:24 pm

Cory Booker is running a distant fourth among Democrats in his home state of New Jersey in his bid for the presidency, according to a new Monmouth University Poll released this morning. Joe Biden has a six-point lead over Elizabeth...