Today, Abby and I discuss Wisconsin, Elon Musk, Cory Booker, and why Democratic consultants should spend a lot more time on the fight in front of us and not so much time figuring out how to get rich in 2028.
I am a lot more positive about Cory Booker’s marathon speech at the senate floor. It isn’t a filibuster as he did not change anything legislatively. What he accomplished was to excite depressed democrats and left leaning independents. The Democratic brand is at 27% approval because even democratic voters are sour on them. Was Booker performative and cringy, sure. But his speech actually had some substance, unlike Thurman or Ted Cruz (who stood for 18 hours reading children’s books). I agree this alone will not do anything but Dems everywhere should speak out forcefully and Booker is a good start.
I am a lot more positive about Cory Booker’s marathon speech at the senate floor. It isn’t a filibuster as he did not change anything legislatively. What he accomplished was to excite depressed democrats and left leaning independents. The Democratic brand is at 27% approval because even democratic voters are sour on them. Was Booker performative and cringy, sure. But his speech actually had some substance, unlike Thurman or Ted Cruz (who stood for 18 hours reading children’s books). I agree this alone will not do anything but Dems everywhere should speak out forcefully and Booker is a good start.