Where do you put the videos you find around the web, and how do they express your identity? Aiming to be the answer is #waywire 2.0. Co-founded by Newark Mayor Cory Booker and launched nine months ago, #waywire focused on original and user-generated content. But with today’s update the beta recenters around you, collecting videos [...]
Cory Booker Runaway Favorite in Early Primary Poll
March 13, 2013 | Posted by
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is a very early favorite in the 2014 Democratic primary race for New Jersey’s Senate seat, according to a new poll. Fairleigh Dickinson University reports that Booker leads his closest Democratic competitor by 43-points among New Jersey’s Democratic voters, 50 percent of whom chose Booker as their favorite. Rep. Rush Holt [...]
Cory Booker: Other Politicians Should Use Social Media, Too
March 11, 2013 | Posted by
Newark Mayor Cory Booker said that politicians and government officials should take advantage of social media in order to fully connect with citizens. Booker, 43, has more than 1.3 million Twitter followers and uses the service regularly for personal communication. During a panel at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin Texas Sunday, Booker said “I [...]
Angry Booker Slams Newark Residents For Not Reporting Attack on Teen
February 14, 2013 | Posted by
Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s anger was evident yesterday as he assailed the people of his city for not coming forward to report the perpetrators in a brutal video that went viral showing three men savagely whipping another man with a belt after forcing him to strip naked. The video, filmed in August, was viewed more [...]
Sen. Lautenberg Jabs Cory Booker: Newark ‘In Need of Desperate Attention’
January 25, 2013 | Posted by
Just days after suggesting that Newark Mayor Cory Booker needs a “spanking,” U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) attacked his potential rival again in an interview. Booker will be running for Lautenberg’s senate seat in 2014, but the incumbent hasn’t revealed whether he will step down when his term ends. Lautenberg will turn 90 years old [...]
Lawmaker Lautenberg Suggests Mayor Cory Booker Needs ‘Spanking’
January 23, 2013 | Posted by
Aging Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), had some harsh words for Cory Booker Tuesday, suggesting that he won’t be handing his Senate seat over to the Newark mayor before the time comes. Speaking to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lautenberg, who turned 89 Wednesday, suggested that Booker was a child in need of a spanking. Booker recently announced [...]
Cory Booker Files Campaign Committee Papers For NJ Senate Run
January 11, 2013 | Posted by
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has almost made it official that he is going to run in 2014 for the New Jersey U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Sen. Frank Lautenberg. While Booker has not made his formal announcement yet, earlier this week he filed papers with the Federal Election Commission, creating a “Cory Booker for [...]
Cory Booker: Current NJ Senator Has a Decision to Make
January 7, 2013 | Posted by
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has his eyes set on Washington in 2014, specifically the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Frank Lautenberg. The increasingly popular Booker has opted not to run against current New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in this year’s election, after entertaining the idea of a gubernatorial campaign last month. Instead, he will [...]
Cory Booker, Leaning Toward NJ Senate Run, Calls for Gun Controls
December 18, 2012 | Posted by
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who is reportedly leaning toward a run for the U.S. Senate, last night joined New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other big city mayors who are pleading for the nation’s leader to take action against guns. In an appearance on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show, Booker took a forceful stand in favor [...]
Cory Booker Confirms Run For Governor or Senate
December 9, 2012 | Posted by
A run for governor is just one of the options Newark Governor Cory Booker is considering for next year. During an appearance on CBS’s Face The Nation, Booker confirmed rumors that he may against New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the 2013 election. “I am absolutely considering running for governor, as well as giving other [...]
