Posted on 10/17/2013 7:38:32 AM PDT by stonewall_jackson215
Booker, 44, will become the Senate's seventh youngest member, and its ninth-ever African American and only the fourth black senator ever popularly elected. Even before winning the race, he was widely seen as a potential vice presidential contender as soon as 2016, though his credentials took a hit when the race turned out far closer than many expected.
With nearly all of the vote counted, Booker led Republican Steve Lonegan by about 10 percentage points - a convincing margin in most races, but much smaller than many had predicted for a rising star facing an underfunded opponent with views out of step with New Jersey's liberal leanings.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
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Between $9,000 property tax bills for a crap house, the highest car insurance rates in the country, Odingo care about to crush unions, and senior citizens being sent to death panels to cap social security payouts, New Joisey is a real utopia for all.
The leeches in the cities are excited at the prospect of having the pipeline to more government freebies open a little wider with the election of Obama’s puppet to the Senate.
HollyWeed stuffs another pretender into the Senate.
There is a reason the Capitol is a laughingstock.
Sounds like Chi-Congo's Souf Side after years of Obama's "community organizing." Those animals have no pride in their surroundings.
...and
New Jersey.
what i find really interesting is that, of nine blacks to have served in the senate, only 44% have been popularly elected to the office:
“its ninth-ever African American and only the fourth black senator ever popularly elected.”
The date of Booker’s swearing-in has not been set but is expected before Nov. 5, according to GOP Gov. Chris Christie’s office.
Can’t be any worse the Lousyberg...the deadbeat old codger who has been as worthless as tits on a boar hog.
Booker v. Christie for the presidency ... Booker wins. Just a sign of the times.
I am convinced that if the Devil ran as a Democrat and God ran as a Republican, Satan would be President.
So the country gets another liar, cheat and crook in the Senate. Elected for life term and hopefully will not run for any higher office.
Reconstruction I'm sure had a lot to do with that.
A very interesting question. I've been told that Booker's "mini me" DeVal Patrick is a member of the Clinton Crime Family so he's probably out.
Does Booker have a connection to the Chicago mob? He certainly fits the mold for a Baraq Part II.
Yeah because the “old white men” who built this country did such a lousy job creating the most powerful, and once prosperous, nation in the world that we need to keep electing more and more black leaders so the low information voters and rabid democrats can “feel good” about themselves. Yet they will sit and watch her burn.
If you’re right, and you could well be...I’m writing in Putin.
He will be sworn in quickly. Bathhouse Barry wants Booger in town ASAP.
I knew we would lose this one. However, if we lose Virginia, we may be in trouble.
The polls in New Jersey currently show Governor Chris Christie up by 28 points over his Democrat opponent.
Booker is being mentioned as a potential Hillary Clinton running mate.
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