Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign
The 2020 presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Cory Booker was announced on February 1, 2019. Booker participated in five Democratic presidential debates, but failed to qualify for the sixth debate. He suspended his campaign on January 13, 2020 and later endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, who went on to win the Democratic nomination and the general election.
Cory Booker 2020 presidential campaign
Cory Booker
U.S. Senator from New Jersey (2013–present)
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey (2006–2013)
February 1, 2019
January 13, 2020[1]
US$25,078,205.34[4] (12/31/2019)
Together, America, We Will Rise[5]
History[edit]
Booker's 2020 presidential campaign was announced on February 1, 2019, when a video entitled "We Will Rise" was posted on Booker's YouTube channel.[13] Booker intentionally chose the first day of Black History Month to announce his candidacy.[2]
Within a month after Booker announced his candidacy, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy,[14] U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez,[15] and every Democratic member of the House of Representatives from New Jersey endorsed him.[16] Booker held a campaign kickoff rally in Newark on April 13.[17]
Booker opened his campaign headquarters in the historic renovated New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building on Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey in March 2019.[18] He launched a two-week campaign tour from there on April 14, 2019.[19][20]
Booker focused much of his campaigning on an effort to win the 2020 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses.[21] On July 5, 2019, Booker hosted a roundtable discussion on immigration in Las Vegas, Nevada, saying the panel consisted "of folks who are, in my opinion, some of the bright lights in the nation for being activists around issues that are best for our country, issues that represent our values, and, frankly, the issues that are just helping to deal with what I see as a very, very dark period in American history."[22]
The Booker campaign did not accept contributions from corporate PACs or federally registered lobbyists. Donations from other political action committees, such as the Environment America organization, were still accepted.[23]
Booker's support amongst Democratic voters hovered in the low single digits throughout much of his campaign.[24] After qualifying for the first five Democratic Party presidential debates, he failed to meet the polling thresholds to participate in the sixth debate in December 2019.[25] Booker suspended his presidential campaign on January 13, 2020.[26] He endorsed Joe Biden for president in March 2020.[27]
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