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Appearing on CNN’s “Newsroom” with Ana Cabrera, Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) issued the ultimate warning to Donald Trump, and presumably anyone else who would dare to mess with his rival for the Democratic nomination, Joe Biden. “If you come after Joe Biden,” the senator sometimes known as Spartacus threatened, “you’re going to have to deal with me in this case.”
Before we get to the rest of the interview, let’s back up a moment.
When I said that Biden and Booker are rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, it’s a bit like saying my nine-year-old and I are rivals for a starting offensive position with the Denver Broncos. Given the team’s 1-4 start, it isn’t impossible that they’d choose one of us, although it remains (ahem) somewhat unlikely.
Similarly, neither Booker nor Biden looks exactly like a shoo-in for the Dem nom. Booker’s situation is so desperate that he was forced into a cheesy fundraising gimmick last month, in which he threatened that he’d have to wind down his campaign if he didn’t raise $1.7 million by October 1. Not only did it work, but Booker is polling so strongly that he’s qualified for the November debate stage.
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