Senator Cory Booker has entered the Democratic 2020 race for president!
The former mayor of Newark, New Jersey made the announcement on Friday, the first day of Black History Month (right after Kamala Harris’ MLK day announcement), kicking off a campaign to become the second black president in U.S. history.
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Booker’s anticipated announcement came with an uplifting, drum-filled video highlighting his vision to build an America where “no one is left behind.” He shared on Twitter:
I’m running for president. Join me on this journey. https://t.co/fEDqOVIfwh pic.twitter.com/h1FTPUYRzo
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) February 1, 2019
Seeing as plenty of Democrats have already tossed their name in the primary ring, Booker isn’t wasting any time getting his campaign off the ground. He’s already held a press conference in Newark and given his first TV interview on The View, where the 49-year-old further teased his no American left behind platform.
As expected, Booker’s announcement had plenty of people talking on Twitter. See what some celebs are saying about #Booker2020:
Cory Booker: We Will Rise
I don’t endorse until later in the game. But this video brought me to tears.
It’s worth 3 minutes of your day. #WeWillRise #Booker2020
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) February 1, 2019
Congratulations and welcome to the race to one of my closest friends, @corybooker! I'll be cheering you on—just, you know, not TOO hard. pic.twitter.com/zeWskppQpv
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) February 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/robinthede/status/1091370230670999552
On 100 issues, I agree with @CoryBooker on about 95 of them.
When I have disagreed, and on some things I still do, he has always been willing to talk about, explore it, find common ground.
He’s one of the smartest, most genuine people I’ve ever met.
I’m glad he’s running. https://t.co/wEghqsbaVa
— Shaun King (@shaunking) February 1, 2019
During a commercial break on @TheView today, I asked @CoryBooker where he stood on the #Venezuela situation. His answer: “Maduro has to go.”
I appreciated his direcrness. There is more bipartisanship on this, then some may think. ????????— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) February 1, 2019
And, just because:
@CoryBooker don’t forget about us when you get elected pic.twitter.com/Pjf7nQLDPL
— Hot Pockets (@hotpockets) February 1, 2019
Would you vote for Booker in the upcoming election?
Before you answer, just think: it could mean Rosario Dawson would be our First Lady.
Okay, now answer.
[Image via Ivan Nikolov/WENN.]
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