nature. where does he fit in in this increasingly crowded field? i think van thihits on great points. you can see it in the introductory interview, he s got the marching band. it feels very young and fresh. cory booker is someone people have known about for years. if you go back to 2002 there was a new york times magazine article that said he would likely be the first black president that. was in 2002. of course now he s trying to be the second black president. i think his path looks a lot like obama s. in many ways kamala harris s does too, not only that you do well with african-american voters, young voters, as well as women. these are people who occupying the same lane in many ways and it s not just because they re african american, it s because they re fresh faces and they ve already zeroed in on key constituencies and have some sway with them. the interesting thing about booker is he was doing a lot of things that we see bait toe