Senator Bill Bradley strongly endorses for NJ Senate Cory Booker

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Bill Bradley strongly endorses Cory Booker
(if one goes to Cory Booker for senate website, standing right next to him is former Senator Bill Bradley, who ran a noble, but unsuccessful campaign for President in 2000 that was 100% endorsed by Paul Wellstone.
If one recalls 2000, had Bradley won the nomination, it is quite likely he would have picked Paul Wellstone for his VP.)


http://thegrio.com/2013/06/08/cory-booker-formally-enters-nj-senate-race-endorsed-by-bill-bradley/

Cory Booker formally enters NJ Senate race, endorsed by Bill Bradley

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Saturday formally announced he’s in the race to finish the U.S. Senate term of the late Frank Lautenberg.

The 44-year-old Democrat made his candidacy official at a news conference Saturday in Newark, New Jersey’s largest city. He was joined by former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, a former pro basketball player(and Senator, who for 18 years held the seat Booker is seeking.

Bradley, who endorsed Booker, called him “the right person for the right office at the right time.”

Booker began raising money for a Senate run even before Lautenberg, who died Monday, announced retirement plans in February. He had raised $1.9 million by the end of the last reporting period in March

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1. While shoveling beluga into their 1% gaping maws.

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2. Rebecca Juro (activist)- Why I'm Voting for Cory Booker in the New Jersey Senate Primary

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-juro/cory-booker-lgbt-issues_b_3423002.html
Follow Rebecca Juro on Twitter: www.twitter.com/beckyjuro

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Booker is a hands-on kind of leader. We've all seen the stories of him running into burning buildings, shoveling snow, and doing whatever he can to make the lives of the people in his city easier, even when it requires him to roll up his sleeves and grab a shovel himself. He's a leader who doesn't just talk about leadership as an abstract concept, he lives it as part of his daily life as the mayor of New Jersey's largest city.

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So, since I'd comfortably vote for any of these candidates, what sets Cory Booker apart for me? In a word, engagement. He's one of the most accessible politicians ever and he doesn't reserve that accessibility to those within his own city. He doesn't just state his positions, he actually leads and challenges people to follow. He's not just a politician, or even just a mayor, but a real leader who leads by example. In other words, he's not just a political leader, he's a genuine activist. He doesn't just ask you to help him succeed, he asks you to join him, to work with him, not just for him. That's something we desperately need more of not only in Trenton, but in Washington as well.

I've watched Elizabeth Warren's first months in the Senate with great interest. She was elected to the Senate because of who she is and the values she's represented all of her career. Voters in Massachusetts put her in office because they know she fights for those who can't fight for themselves, because average lower and middle class working folks in Massachusetts know she can be counted on to put their interests first and foremost, ahead of party politics.

That's the kind of senator I expect Cory Booker to be, the same kind of mayor he's been for Newark. He's not afraid to speak his mind, or to fight for what he believes in.

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3. Bio of Rebecca Juro, who's endorsement of soon to be Senator Booker was posted above.

Rebecca Juro is a freelance journalist, blogger, and Internet radio talk show host. Her work has been published in a variety of community print media, including The Bilerico Project, the Washington Blade, Gay City News, EXP Publications, GayWork.com and Lesbianation. Her weekly Internet radio show, The Rebecca Juro Show, is heard live Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m. ET, and in rebroadcast on Q1.fm, and covers issues and topics of interest to LGBT people with a special focus on transgender-relevant content. The Rebecca Juro Show podcast archive can found at beckyjuro.podomatic.com, and Rebecca's personal blog, "Becky's Blog," is at beckygrrl.livejournal.com.

Activist organizations Rebecca has worked with and supports include the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and the Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey. She also served as Co-Chair of the Trans and Allies Caucus of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association during 2004 and 2005