Electability and Cory Booker


Electability is on the mind of every Democrat. The Democratic party wants to win in 2020. Voters want to win in 2020, and ideology (from moderate and progressive) is taking a backseat to electability.
            But electability is fickle. Trying to calculate who is electable is like trying to calculate whether the stock market will be up or down and by how much a year from now. If anyone knew who would win an election, we wouldn’t need to vote. There are too many variables in play to know who will win an election. Demographics matter, the economy matters, the mood of the country matters, immigration, and voter registration- any of these factors can affect the outcome of any election. People sometimes use polls as a substitute for electability, but the details of a poll matters a great deal, and as we know from 2016, they often are not representative.
I support Senator Cory Booker for many reasons. One of them is his electability. He can excite the progressive base, while also inspiring moderates. Cory has a sense decency. Cory talks about love and empathy, two things that are sorely missing from our current political discourse. Over the past three years, I have experienced some dark moments. I have felt angry, helpless, frustrated, despondent, and angry again. I cannot handle the darkness. Cory’s love is the light this country needs right now. The ferocious, blinding light of love that can drive out the darkness of hate and fear and anxiety. Cory is electable because he advocates for progressive goals while not upsetting corporations and the free market. This capability gives Cory the ability to create a broad, winning coalition of Americans, one that can win in 2020 and beyond.

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