Sen. Cory Booker said he is feeling “pretty good” about his chances in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary despite likely not qualifying for the final debate of the year because of his low polling.
“Polling is such bullshit,” the New Jersey Democrat said Wednesday morning in an interview with The Breakfast Club. “There has never been a point in the Democratic party in our lifetime where somebody who was leading in the polls went to the White House this far out.”
Booker’s criticism of polls comes as his chance of making the Democratic debate stage is nearly zero. The Democratic candidate is polling at less than 2%, according to RealClearPolitics, and candidates need four qualifying polls at 4% support early states or nationwide along with 200,000 unique donors to reach the debate stage.
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“Polling is BS!”- @CoryBooker wants you to know he’s not out of this race just because his polling numbers are down. Full interview up now! pic.twitter.com/6CLvOJRB0T
— The Breakfast Club (@breakfastclubam) December 11, 2019
Booker, 50, has been critical of the Democratic National Committee for its debate standards, saying he was “a little upset” with them.
“Iowa never lets elites decide,” he told a crowd in the state earlier this week.
The senator emphasized his optimism on The Breakfast Club, saying he was poised to have an “Obama” moment in Iowa and pointing to local endorsements and his grassroots organization as proof that a comeback is possible.
“We are doing the things that have helped other people go from behind in the polls to winning in this election,” he said.
