Opinion: Sorry, Democrats — Cory Booker’s theatrics won’t solve your problems
Corey Booker stood upright for 25 hours, and Democrats are celebrating. The left would have you believe that because the New Jersey senator staged the longest filibuster in history, the dejected Democratic Party is reenergized.
Don’t believe it.
It is a sign of the sorry state of the Democratic Party that they rely on such performance art to get attention. They used lollipop signs during the president’s address to Congress, they dance in the streets, they key Teslas and now they stage a talk-a-thon that sidetracked the serious work of the Senate.
Did Booker’s antics make Americans wealthier? Did he help reduce the budget deficit or bring down crime? No, nor did Booker deliver any reason why voters should elect Democrats. Since the party’s approval rating has crashed to a record low 36 percent, it seems like a miss.
In fairness, Booker did get a lot of attention. As the Times reported, “The social-media-savvy senator streamed the speech live on his TikTok account, where it garnered more than 350 million ‘likes.’” Booker might have a future as an influencer, but to be considered the leader of a political party, surely you need more than an ability to go without water for a few hours.
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