GOP Pollster Makes Startling Prediction After Cory Booker's History-Making Speech

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz was so impressed by the record-breaking speech by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) this week that he thinks the Democratic Party may have a new leader in its midst.

“I want to emphasize what Cory Booker did over the last 24 hours may have changed the course of political history,” he told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert.

Booker spoke for a record 25 hours and 4 minutes as he railed against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, generating viral moments on social media.

“What I saw over the last 25 hours absolutely blew me away,” Luntz admitted, then made a big prediction. “That speech puts Cory Booker as one of the leaders for the Democratic Party for 2028.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-pollster-makes-startling-prediction-090357386.html

[stopdiggin]

1. Hmmm. Okay - I'll jot that one down as - interesting ... . . . . . . -(nt)-

[wordstroken]

2. Totally agree with Luntz. Cory Booker's leadership skills during his 25+ hour speech were front and center.

He was amazing!!!

[Mark.b2]

3. Very grateful his stepping up is being so well received...

He’s thoughtful, likeable, and comes across as genuine. We’ve needed someone like him at the forefront for too long.

[Intractable]

4. I would immediately replace Schumer as minority leader with Booker ...

or Elizabeth Warren, Chris Murphy, Sheldon Whitehouse, others.

Booker would be good. I want someone who can be loud and bold.

[valleyrogue]

5. No. A thousand times no.

He was terrible on education when he was mayor of Newark. He was another Arne Duncan. Another privatizer/charter school advocate. Nope. Never.

I don't want him as Senate leader, and I certainly don't want him as a presidential candidate.

I don't forget and won't forgive.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I know you mean what you're saying. But . . .

People can change, and for the better.

Of course you should remember.

Forgiveness is another matter entirely.

[uponit7771]

9. Purism is our downfall, America can't afford good right now less the perfect

[Celerity]

12. Democrats for Education Reform

The group advocates the establishment of charter schools, de-unionization of public school teachers, and expansion of standardized testing.



https://dfer.org/

[Mountainguy]

7. The speech alone won't matter in 3 years

But, Booker has the attention now. What will matter is what he's able to do with it going forward.

[elocs]

10. What is imperative is what is happening right now, that we get free & fair elections in 2026 much less than '28.

I am not convinced now that we will have free & fair elections in '26 with Trump & Musk alienating so many millions of Republicans right now with their actions, especially regarding Social Security.
As what just happened here in Wisconsin with our state Supreme Court race we will need a massive turnout by Democrats and the Left--no excuses.

[Mountainguy]

14. Well we definetly don't

Have an election right now, and Booker won't have one that matters until atleast '28.

20 Republicans aren't going to vote to convict an impeachment.....so I'm not sure what else you expect.

There will be elections.

[elocs]

15. From your lips to god's ears. They have elections in Russia too, but do they change anything? No.

We may have elections in name, but will they be free and fair and actually decide anything? You can't guarantee that.

[dchill]

8. Frank Luntz has his own very Republican reasons for...

...everything he says. So it's not his fault if he's right.

[betsuni]

11. Bashing will start. I remember accusations of him being beholden to Big Pharma/Wall St., moderate/centrist/establishment

Republican lite, the usual.

[elocs]

16. Yes, it's never too early to start bashing moderate, centrist or establishment Democrats and calling them

Republican lite is just icing on the cake. So you're getting your bashing in first then?

[betsuni]

17. He'll be treated just like Jeffries, Schumer and other Democrats if he's seen as potential leadership or presidential

candidate. The pseudo-revolution populists will start up, of course they will, with their anti-establishment purity tests.

Bashing Booker for Big Pharma was a big one here, because of New Jersey, same as Hillary was accused of being corrupted because of New York and Wall Street. Campaign contributions from workers in those industries is magically corrupting.

[William769]

13. K&R!

[GulfofMexico]

18. Brilliant insight. I never would have come up with that . . .

Next thing ya know Luntz the pollster will be claiming water's wet and fire's hot. Too bad he doesn't seem to have figured out that MAGA is a cult and the present regime is being run by Putin puppets. When he comes to those conclusions, I'll be duly impressed.