Booker: It would be 'irresponsible' not to consider running for president

[DonViejo]

BY BRETT SAMUELS - 09/19/18 10:50 AM EDT

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) indicated in a new interview he is weighing a run for the White House in 2020, saying it would be "irresponsible" not to entertain the idea.

"Of course the presidency will be something I consider. It would be irresponsible not to," Booker said in a profile published Wednesday in New York Magazine.

Booker, who has long been considered one of the most likely Democrats to launch a presidential campaign, told the publication that his colleague and fellow potential presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) encouraged him to remain focused on positivity, as he has done in the past.

“She said to me, ‘If you want to talk about love and kindness and decency, talk about those things, because it’s where you are,'" Booker said. "I feel like if I start poll-testing or shaping myself, where we start operating out of fear, I think that’s going to dim my light and my impact.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/407388-booker-it-would-be-irresponsible-not-to-consider-running-for-president

[LakeArenal]

1. Love Booker. Needs to somehow resolve

The Franken situation. Bringing up Gillibrand did not help.