Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz was so impressed by the record-breaking speech by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) this week that he thinks the Democratic Party may have a new leader in its midst.
“I want to emphasize what Cory Booker did over the last 24 hours may have changed the course of political history,” he told NewsNation’s Leland Vittert.
Booker spoke for a record 25 hours and 4 minutes as he railed against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, generating viral moments on social media.
“What I saw over the last 25 hours absolutely blew me away,” Luntz admitted, then made a big prediction. “That speech puts Cory Booker as one of the leaders for the Democratic Party for 2028.”
He added:
“And I’ll go even further. If you ask Democratic senators right now, who’d they rather have lead them over the next three years? They would choose Cory Booker over Chuck Schumer. That’s how significant today was.”
He said Booker’s message won’t resonate with Republicans, but will have broad appeal among independents and Democrats alike, and in ways that’s been missing from the party lately.
“Booker raised some eyebrows tonight,” Luntz said. “And I’m telling you, he’s gonna be Democratic leader going forward, and people are gonna be talking about him for 2028.”
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