Cory Booker Says Democratic Nominee Shouldn’t Be ‘Just’ a ‘Safe Bet’ in Knock of Biden

(L)-Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) speaks at the Iowa Federation Labor Convention in Altoona, Iowa on Aug. 21, 2019. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images) (R)-Former Vice President and current presidential candidate Joe Biden, at a gun safety forum in Des Moines, Iowa on Aug. 10, 2019. Stephan Maturen/Getty Images

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) knocked former Vice President Joe Biden, telling a crowd that the 2020 Democratic nominee shouldn’t be a “safe bet.”

Booker, speaking on Aug. 21, told the crowd that “the next leader of our party can’t be someone that is a safe bet.”