Cory Booker launched a bid for the White House in February on a message of love and unity. Ten weeks later, he's discovering that so far love just isn’t enough
“We have a choice in this election. To make it about one guy and one election and just get rid of him? I understand that call, but it’s got to be about something bigger than that,” Booker said. “We Democrats in this room, it can’t just be about beating Republicans, no. This is a moral moment in our country where it’s got to be about uniting Americans.
Booker’s first-quarter $5 million fundraising haul came in toward the low end of the expansive Democratic field and while his campaign says his polling numbers qualified him for the national debate stage, he’s trailing in the small-dollar fundraising contest that’s reflecting strength in many of his competitors’ campaigns.
“We should be having the biggest increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit and that’s what I’m proposing, by making sure that anybody who works gets back from the government – if you’re earning more than $50,000 a year, or if you’re a couple, $90,000 a year -- you will get a tax credit in this country,” he said. Then he gently jabbed at the crowd for failing to react. “And by the way, before you even applaud, let me tell you,” he said to laughter.
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