If you are following this blog, you know that Granite State Organizing Project has been setting up meeting with all the presidential Primary candidates to ask them to “divest from hate and invest in love.” What does this mean to us? It means to stop the increased militarization at the border and to end the unjust detention and deportation of our immigrant neighbors and to invest in things that make our communities stronger education, affordable housing, health care and the environment.
We are not endorsing any candidate or any party and nothing in this blog is a reliable indicator of how the author will vote when February rolls around.
So, which candidate takes the best selfies? Cory Booker, without a doubt! We had a great meeting with the candidate about a month ago, right after the NH State Democratic Convention. We had a good crowd of 50 people in a local Manchester Church. We asked our questions, he answered. Senator Booker seemed most passionate about his veganism and the climate. I, as a former Greenpeace staffer and lifelong vegetarian appreciated this!
His stories about living in a poor neighborhood and the violence that young Black men experience was truly moving and felt genuine. He answered our question about using executive power within the first 100 days of taking office to put a stop to the unjust deportations and detentions in Spanish, proving at least some level of fluency.
But, he really knocked my socks off when selfie time came! I was going to skip the selfie in favor of a group picture and getting out of there on time, but he grabbed my phone and snapped! I really appreciated the way he made sure my friend Monyroor got a photo too.
I was also impressed that Senator Booker made sure to tell me he knows my counterpart in his home state of New Jersey and his expressed belief in the efficacy of community organizing.
#LOVE2020 #Booker