Booker is one of four Democratic candidates to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the passing of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. Others are U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12), U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6) and NJ Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-34). Republicans Steven Lonegan and Alieta Eck are also running. The primary in the special election is Aug. 13 and voters will pick the final winner on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
Based on the certified list of candidates, Booker enjoys support of
Booker is fluent in Spanish and is launching ads in Spanish, according to PolitickerNJ. Both could be of interest to voters here, where 40 percent of residents are Hispanic and 33 percent speak Spanish at home.
--Bernice
Pallone!
ReplyDeleteThe Union County Democratic Committee is not endorsing any of the candidates in the primary. Neither is the Plainfield Democratic Committee.
ReplyDeleteMy mistake! So did he just overreach in using XXX County Democrats 2013 as his slogan in 10 counties?
DeleteBooker is quite a skilled politician. If you look at the ballot in all the counties, he is creating a slogan that is uses the county name and the word "Democrats"--slick enough to fool folks into thinking he has the endorsements. I hope that folks will look at the records of the respective candidates to determine who's committed, engaged, and who will best represent them. I hope folks remember that we need someone who is serious and progressive about the needs of the working class and who isn't "nauseated" by criticism of the hedge fund folks like those of Bain Capital. Legislative work is difficult--not a celebrity trip.
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Rebecca, it's nice to be on the same page...again.
ReplyDeleteI will be volunteering my time to his campaign. I will reach out tomorrow.
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