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What I don't want to see my Democratic party do is to begin to talk down towards white men, as if their concerns are not legitimate and that we shouldn't be listening to a lot of their aspirations and hopes as well.

Cory Booker

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Cory Booker
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: April 27
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