{"id":2405828,"date":"2025-02-23T18:48:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-suggests-democrats-should-focus-on-whats-happening-to-americans-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T18:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:49:40","slug":"cory-booker-suggests-democrats-should-focus-on-whats-happening-to-americans-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-suggests-democrats-should-focus-on-whats-happening-to-americans-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cory Booker suggests Democrats should focus on what\u2019s \u2018happening to Americans\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcory-booker-suggests-democrats-should-focus-on-whats-happening-to-americans-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) emphasized\u2062 that \u200dDemocrats should prioritize discussion about the &#8220;crises facing Americans&#8221;\u200c as they prepare \u200dfor \u2062the\u200b upcoming \u20632024 election. He pointed\u200c out various challenges, including issues within\u200b healthcare and\u2064 regulation, which he\u2064 believes are exacerbated\u200d by the \u200dTrump governance. \u2064Booker highlighted that actual\u2062 crises are affecting citizens\u200d across \u2064both red and blue states, calling out the \u200cimpacts \u2062of budget cuts on crucial services. \u2063He criticized Trump and Elon Musk for failing to connect with the public&#8217;s \u200cneeds \u2064and argued that\u2064 voters are concerned\u200d more about \u2063safety \u2064and the rising cost of living rather than political rhetoric. Furthermore,\u200d discussions among lawmakers reveal a \u2063shared concern about a &#8220;constitutional crisis&#8221; in the\u2064 U.S.\u200d under\u2063 Trump\u2019s leadership. The article also mentions former Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips&#8217; views on Democratic leadership and the importance of bipartisan cooperation\u200b to tackle waste in federal \u2063spending.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cory Booker suggests Democrats should focus on what&rsquo;s &lsquo;happening to Americans&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2016266\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cory-booker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cory Booker<\/a> (D-NJ) contended that Democratic lawmakers should be discussing &ldquo;the crisis that&rsquo;s happening to Americans&rdquo; as the party continues to seek a platform following the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Multiple lawmakers, including Sens. Angus King (I-ME), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Andy Kim (D-NJ), have argued that the United States is facing a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlamagne-tha-god-criticizes-supreme-court-and-cautions-democrats-about-potential-trump-victory-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Charlamagne tha God criticizes Supreme Court and cautions ... about potential Trump victory - Washington Examiner\">constitutional crisis&#038;rdquo<\/a>; under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> leadership, which came after many lawmakers deemed Trump a threat to democracy ahead of the presidential election. When asked if claiming that the U.S. is facing a constitutional crisis is an effective message to voters, Booker offered the suggestion to talk about how voters are being impacted by the Trump administration, citing how &ldquo;one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">biggest hospital leaders&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New Jersey<\/a> told him that his cancer research was in &ldquo;crisis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s crazy is crisis, when you have planes falling from the sky and you&rsquo;re cutting FAA folks,&rdquo; Booker stated on NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>. &ldquo;It is a crisis when nuclear regulators are being cut. I could go through this. I have farmers calling me up, who put out tens of thousands of dollars on the understanding of the deal that they would get certain resources from the federal government, now threatening to lose their farms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2812304&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=5392a25a53c8897a6f1ae5c178b2dd4f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Booker contended that &ldquo;real crises&rdquo; are happening in both red states and blue states and argued that Trump and Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, do not connect with the public. He also claimed that voters are seeing Trump &ldquo;do things that make us so much less safe,&rdquo; instead of focusing on lowering prices and the cost of living.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3325991\/democratic-party-try-working-class-outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FOLLOWING 2024 DISASTER, DEMOCRATS LOOK TO RECLAIM STATUS AS &lsquo;PARTY OF THE WORKER&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Booker has been critical of DOGE and its impact on voters, former Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3319249\/dean-phillips-argues-democrats-missing-boat-targeting-musk-and-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats are &ldquo;missing the boat&rdquo; on not getting on board with DOGE<\/a>, expressing hope that Democrats will &ldquo;actually work with Republicans to identify waste&rdquo; within the federal government. He also said his party still does not have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dean-phillips-argues-democrats-are-missing-the-boat-in-targeting-musk-and-doge-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... argues ... are \u2018missing the boat\u2019 in targeting Musk and DOGE - Washington Examiner\">proper leadership ahead<\/a> of the 2026 and 2028 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, podcast host Joe Rogan suggested that the Democratic Party has yet to undergo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HigVe4IqsBM\">any &ldquo;course-correcting&rdquo; after the 2024 election<\/a>, in which Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2016266\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2016266\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cory Booker urges Democrats to address the crises facing Americans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2405829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cory-Booker-2025-scaled-1024x685.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40659,44753,3685,32504,32076],"class_list":["post-2405828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-american-issues","tag-cory-booker","tag-democrats","tag-political-strategy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cory-Booker-2025-scaled-1024x685.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405828"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405832,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405828\/revisions\/2405832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}