Senator Cory Booker gives pitch to Iowa voters

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker doesn't lack passion or aspiration, he's hoping those traits vaults him to the top in the Iowa caucuses next month.

ELECTION YEARAND IN ABOUT AMONTH IOWAVOTERS WILL BETHE FIRST IN THENATION TO VOTEFOR A DEMOCRATICCHALLENGER TOPRESIDENTDONALD TRUMP.TODAY INSHENANDOAH,NEW JERSEYSENATOR CORYBOOKER GAVE HISPITCH TODEMOCRATS.REPORTER JONKIPPER TELLS USBOOKER'S STUMPSPEECH IS A BITDIFFERENT THANOTHERCANDIDATES."I HEAR PUNDITSALWAYS SAY, 'THENUMBER ONETHING PEOPLEWANT FROM ACANDIDATE ISSOMEONE WHOCAN JUST BEATDONALD TRUMP.'MY RESPONSEALWAYS IS, DEARGOD CAN'T WEHAVE BIGGERASPIRATIONS THANTHAT."BOOKERASPIRATION ISCERTAINLYSOMETHINGSENATOR CORYBOOKER BRINGSTO THEPRESIDENTIALRACE.THE NEW JERSEYSENATOR TOLDTHOSE AT THESHENANDOAHRESTAURANT THATIF HE BECOMESPRESIDENT, HE'DTAKE COMPASSIONAND LOVE TO THEWHITE HOUSE.IN HIS STUMPSPEECH, HE ALSOLARGELY AVOIDEDPOLICY...INSTEAD FOCUSINGON BIG IDEAS..HE DID SAY,WHOEVER WINSTHE NOMINATIONSHOULD TAKEIDEAS FROM ALLCANDIDATES INTHE RACE."WHOEVERBECOMES YOURPRESIDENT ISPROBABLY GOINGTO STEAL THE 90-HUNDRED POLICYIDEAS, PLATFORMSTHAT EACH OF USHAVE ALL TOTAL,THEY BETTER BETAKING THE BESTIDEAS FROM THEWHOLE LOT TOBEAR IN OURPOLICIES."BOOKERTHE FIRST TERMSENATOR ANDFORMER MAYOR OFNEWARK ALSOMENTIONED THATHILARY CLINTONFAILED TO BRINGOUT THEAFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTETHAT PRESIDENTOBAMA GOT.HE SAYS THATCOST THEDEMOCRATS THEWHITE HOUSE IN2016."AS YOU'RETHINKING ABOUTYOUR DECISIONS,THINK ABOUTWHO'S GOING TOINSPIRE PEOPLETO GET OUT ANDVOTE."BOOKERTHE 60-PLUS INATTENDANCESEEMED ENGAGEDAND ENTHUSIASTICDURING THE TOWNHALL...INCLUDING JEFFBUTLER, WHO'SSEEN A LOT OFCANDIDATESSPEAK AND WASIMPRESSED WITHBOOKER."I LIKE HIS PASSIONHE TELLS THETRUTH, HE'SINTELLIGENT, HE ISCOMPASSIONATEAND I THINK HEKNOWS WHERETHE VIBE OFAMERICA IS RIGHTNOW."JEFF BUTLER, IOWADEMOCRATIC VOTERBUTLER SAYS HEHAS A TOP THREEAND PREFERS AYOUNGERCANDIDATE LIKEBOOKER, BUTHASN'TCOMPLETELY MADEUP HIS MIND."I'M NOT APROGRESSIVE, I'MMORE OF AMODERATE, SO ITHAS TO BEWORKABLE, IT HASTO MAKE SENSE, ITHAS TO HAVEINTEGRITY TO ITAND I HAVE TOBELIEVE IN THECANDIDATE."BOOKER, WHOTRAILS A HALFDOZEN OTHERCANDIDATES INTHE POLLS, THINKSHE CAN BE THEONE TO BRING THECOUNTRYTOGETHER."BEATING DONALDTRUMP GETS USOUT OF A VALLEY,BUT IT DOESN'TGET US TO THEMOUNTAIN TOP, I'MRUNNING TO GO TOTHE MOUNTAIN." INSHENANDOAH JONKIPPER 3NNBOOKER WAS THEONLY CANDIDATE INWESTERN IOWATODAY.BUSINESSMAN TOMSTEYER SPOKE INCOUNCIL BLUFFSTHIS EVENING.