Cory Booker!

[Warren Stupidity]

On real time tonight, never saw him before, articulate effective charismatic progressive. What am I missing?

[immoderate]

1. Strong ties to corporate interests.

Not a plus.

--imm

[hay rick]

2. Buyer beware.

Pro-charter school Democrat. Knocked Obama campaign ads featuring Bain Capital as attacks on private equity. Not camera shy. Looking to move up to Senate or guv. No thanks.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. He talks a good game,

but he doesn't impress me much.

[BootinUp]

4. He tries too hard to be a very serious person.

[tilsammans]

5. Mixed feelings about the guy

I think he's been good for Newark, but as the others have pointed out, he's got strong ties to Wall Street and other corporate interests, is a proponent of charter schools, and -- I might add -- is a little too cozy with Chris Christie.

[OldDem2012]

6. In fairness compared to the answers in this thread, he has a pretty good resume....

http://www.biography.com/people/cory-booker-20967497

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Booker

[UTUSN]

7. Seems to be a showboat. He crossed the official party position during the campaign about something,

caused an uproar/Rethugs-crowing, then had to recant with tail between legs. Multiple "hero" escapades, saving people and dogs from emergencies, maybe should be in EMT or social work? I've got "mixed feelings" as somebody else posted.

[vanlassie]

8. Cory Booker sold Nestlé access to his citizens to teach

...wait for it..."Wellness". Part of their wellness education is Breastfeeding. When you let a formula/candy corporation teach Breastfeeding, you have Sold Out. The photo op for this venture (did I mention he gave this access for a lousy $100k?) included a backdrop showing formula logos. Booker is a corporate whore.

[Starry Messenger]

9. Serious charter school Dem.

I liked that he did the food stamp challenge, but wonder why he can't connect that experience to its effects on learning.

[Cleita]

10. Yes, only he and Eva are making sense. n/t

[MannyGoldstein]

11. Heavily backed by money changers

And returned the favor by chiding Obama for daring to say that Romney ran Bain.

Very weird and blatent.

[Rowdyboy]

12. Makes a great impression but I too have very mixed feelings. He's more or less from the

Ed Rendell/Evan Bayh/Max Baucus wing of the party. Still. he's intelligent and comes across well. He's certainly lightyears better than anyone I'll get to vote for in Mississippi.

[msongs]

13. lights, c ameras, action! especially cameras. oh are there cameras on? nt

[TheKentuckian]

14. That he likes the banks so much that he makes Obama look like TDR to start

Which is an automatic dis-qualifier no matter how much snow he shovels then he is a charter fraudster, another powerful strike. Exposed to a larger compliment of decision making odds are plenty more bullshit would stir up.

We are supposed to be electing leaders and Representatives, it would seem what they are talking about would at least merit mention and primacy would seem to have a good argument.