During his victory speech, he made a comment to all New Jersey residents about representing our needs rather than the Washington DC elite interests.... we shall see!

has there ever been a good mayor of newark ?

isnt sharpe james in jail right now ?

Let's see...what kind of Senator will Booker be...

Remember how he was for mayor? (don't worry, neither do I, this would imply he actually was on hand to run the city).

Let's hope he's the opposite of that. If not, we throw him out in next year's election!

After seeing how Booker was a mayor I actually think Newark would have been better off with a continuation of Sharpe James as Mayor. At least he looked out for his Newark constituency.

As senator Booker will be primarily focused on perhaps writing a book, his venture capital investment and how many tweets he gets.

I agree - he'll be like he is as mayor but with a bigger stage (read - TV, exposure, etc.). It's wonderful that Newark's citizens have to live in fear everyday while Hollywood Cory is on Oprah, Tweeting, etc. while he ignores crime, poverty and hopelessness in his own city. (By the way - congrats to NJ's voters - you deserve what you voted for).

Depressing... It amazes me that someone could be a failure and not see a job through and get a promotion. But I guess it is, what it is.

What kind of U.S. senator will Cory Booker be?

I think this one is easy to answer, - just the same kind as when he was mayor.

My question is better, - Cory Booker is the best that NJ Democrats could offer. What does it tell us?