NJ LGBTs Hope For Cory Booker vs. Chris Christie
On this blog, I’ve mentioned more than once that Cory Booker is one of the best mayors in America. He is constantly in touch with his electorate via Twitter and is gay friendly. New Jersey gay rights groups are hoping that he will run against current Governor Chris Christie for Governor in the next gubernatorial race:
“Do I think Cory Booker is the only Democrat who can beat Gov. Christie? No,” Garden State Equality executive director Steven Goldstein said of the popular, heroic and gay friendly mayor. “Do I believe that he has a much better shot than anyone else? Absolutely.”
And Fred Sainz from Human Rights Campaign agrees that Booker is in a unique position, both for his national visibility and the LGBT community’s devotion. “Like few others, Cory Booker manages to capture the imagination of the LGBT community from all over the country, and from all walks of life,” he said. “I would suspect a wide diversity of Americans would support his campaign and help get him the resources he needs to win.” And then there’s the obvious difference in LGBT politics: Booker endorses marriage equality, while Christie vetoed an equality law for political gain.
This will prove an interesting race if it happens. With Governor Christie a likely candidate in the 2016 presidential election, it would be interesting to see how this race would affect his higher ambitions. I do admit that I like Governor Christie as well, so this is a race I plan to watch closely.
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