This happened on Friday and is certainly impressive. Senator Booker has been on some lists as a potential VP candidate for Hillary Clinton, and there’s been plenty of cheerleading for him. He’s a solid progressive and defeated a fair bit of Newark public sector corruption and cronyism to win the Mayor’s seat. Here’s his pitch for Eugene Young, candidate for Mayor of Wilmington:
What is heartening is to hear Senator Booker talk about Wilmington as an important city. It is, and it needs leadership that will internalize that and work to capitalize on that.
A note to progressives — this is the kind of candidate that needs your help. I know it’s Wilmington, but solid progressive candidates are not thick on the ground here and having one in leadership in Wilmington would be huge. He’s been getting a fair amount of pushback from non-progressive interests. Try to pitch in if you can — volunteering to call or knock doors or to write a check would be helpful.