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Charles Booker

@Booker4KY

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Husband. Father. Son. Founder of @HoodtotheHoller . Former State Rep. First Black Kentuckian nominated for US Senate. The movement continues ✊🏽 (He/Him)

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Charles Booker
1 year
Mitch McConnell just learned he will not be Majority Leader. Enjoy your evening, America.
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Charles Booker
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Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul would have voted differently if the people who stormed the Capitol looked like me.
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“Mitch better have my money.” - America
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Charles Booker
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When a sitting United States Senator contacts a Secretary of State asking them to throw out legal ballots and interfere with an election, that person should no longer be a sitting United States Senator.
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My name is Charles Booker and I am the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Kentucky.
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Charles Booker
4 years
Mitch McConnell was elected two weeks after I was born. I’ll be 36 on Tuesday. He has been screwing us my whole life.
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Charles Booker
3 years
United States Senator Lindsey Graham should resign immediately.
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Charles Booker
4 years
There is a reason Mitch McConnell is talking about Juneteenth now... My name is Charles Booker. I am running for United States Senate, and I am committed to uprooting structural racism. Happy Juneteenth.
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Charles Booker
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Kentucky deserves a Senator who unwaveringly believes that healthcare is a human right. My name is Charles Booker, and I fully support Medicare for All.
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Charles Booker
4 years
STAY IN LINE! A judge is reviewing the situation. STAY IN LINE.
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Charles Booker
3 years
Today is Mitch McConnell’s last full day as Majority Leader. Cheers.
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Charles Booker
2 years
I am no less American than Mitch McConnell.
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Charles Booker
2 years
This morning, Rand Paul woke up to news that Kentucky’s largest and oldest statewide grassroots organization has endorsed my campaign to replace him in the United States Senate. Thoughts and prayers.
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Charles Booker
4 years
Breonna Taylor can’t celebrate her inalienable rights today.
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Charles Booker
3 years
The person who blocked the Emmett Till Antilynching Act.
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Rand Paul
3 years
Peace will only come when those of us who have enjoyed the American Dream become aware of those who are missing out. Let's wish Dr. Martin Luther King a happy birthday by uniting the two Americas into one: an America that includes justice for one, and justice for all. #MLKDay
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3 years
I am strongly considering a run for United States Senate in 2022. Good morning.
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Charles Booker
4 years
Kentucky, I am so proud of you. I truly hope I made you proud of me too. It is my honor to stand on the front line for you. We didn’t win at the ballot box, but what we have done is undeniable. I am humbled. I am grateful. From the hood to the holler, I love you. My statement.
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Charles Booker
4 years
The numbers are coming in. What’s going on in Kentucky, you ask??? Something big. #ShockTheWorld
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Charles Booker
4 years
I am proud of US. I am so damn proud. Let’s shock the world tomorrow.
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Charles Booker
3 years
Student debt should be canceled. January 21, 2021 is a great day to do it.
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Charles Booker
4 years
As a poor Black kid from the hood, I always felt invisible. Kentucky, I don’t feel that way anymore. You’ve restored my hope, and I love you for it. Let’s shock the world.✊🏾
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Charles Booker
4 years
Jefferson County: THE DOORS HAVE BEEN REOPENED!!! Stay in line! You will be able to vote!
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Charles Booker
4 years
Ain’t a damn thing funny. Our loved ones are losing everything. Kentucky is being crushed. He finds it amusing. I find him despicable.
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Claire McCaskill
4 years
Trying to figure out what he is laughing about.
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Charles Booker
4 years
I woke up with hope. I woke up inspired. I woke up humbled to just be a part of this moment. I woke up ready. I hope you feel it too. I hope you are fired up to fight like never before. I love you, and I’m proud to be by your side. Let’s do this. Good morning.
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Charles Booker
4 years
I am the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky to defeat Mitch McConnell, and I emphatically support Medicare for All.
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Charles Booker
2 years
Rand Paul will NOT be re-elected to the Senate this year. I will be replacing him.
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Charles Booker
2 years
Our kids cannot be replaced. But our Senators can.
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Charles Booker
1 year
My pronouns are he/him, and Elon Musk is inciting violence.
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Charles Booker
2 years
I will never forget how broken I felt in that hospital bed. I was dying from diabetic ketoacidosis, all because I chose to use my last dollars to feed my daughters over my expensive insulin. When you see me fighting for Medicare for All in the U.S. Senate, you’ll understand why.
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Charles Booker
2 years
Rand Paul just announced that he opposes the PACT Act because veterans cannot prove they got health issues while serving in combat. He is absolutely shameful, and has made a mockery of the office he occupies. I will defeat him.
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Charles Booker
3 years
Impeachment is about accountability, not unity. The unity comes after accountability, deep reconciliation, and hard work, not before. Reminds me exactly why we say no justice, no peace.
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Charles Booker
3 years
The President of the United States actually sat in the Oval Office and discussed the possibility of a military coup to change the outcome of the election he lost. Reflect on that.
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Charles Booker
2 years
Rand Paul and I are supposed to debate tonight. They even had a cup of water ready for him. Coward.
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Charles Booker
2 years
In exactly 100 days, I will retire Rand Paul. Good morning.
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Charles Booker
2 years
Rand Paul is now calling to repeal the Espionage Act after the world learned Donald Trump is under investigation for violating it. When I am elected to the Senate, you will never have to question my loyalty to our country.
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Charles Booker
2 years
The FBI has arrested four LMPD officers involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor. Accountability is long overdue. We will never stop saying her name.
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Charles Booker
4 years
I have a Mitch McConnell joke, but it’s in Russian.
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Charles Booker
4 years
I know you didn’t think we would stop because of an election? Nah, way too much work to do to ever sit down. I have a lot of fight left in me, and I hope you do to. We’re just getting started. Good morning!!!
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Charles Booker
4 years
It’s time. Let’s bring it home. From the Hood to the Holler. It’s time for the PEOPLE to win. Good morning.
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Charles Booker
4 years
We are on the verge of something big. We are making History, Herstory, Theirstory, Ourstory...in real time. The results are coming in, and we are fired up. It may take a couple days for the final vote, but we are ready to bring this home. Stay tuned. I am so damn proud of US.
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Charles Booker
2 years
Yesterday, I visited a senior living complex. I met a little old lady sitting in a wheelchair with a tube in her nose. When she saw me, she lit up, moved her tube, and said, “Kick Rand Paul’s ass!” The room erupted. I put my hand on her shoulder and calmly said, “Yes Ma’am.”
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Charles Booker
4 years
This is the man I’m going to beat.
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Aaron Rupar
4 years
Here's Mitch McConnell responding to a female reporter's extremely straightforward question about the coronavirus bill by condescendingly asking her, "do you work here?"
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Charles Booker
2 years
If you really want to hit Mitch McConnell where it hurts, send me to the Senate instead of Rand Paul.
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Charles Booker
3 years
The person blocking the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
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Leader McConnell
3 years
Today we honor one of our nation’s great heroes. Dr. King called on America to truly fulfill our founding principles and provide justice and opportunity for all. His work and his example have brought us a long way and they inspire us to keep working.
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Charles Booker
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We must protect the United States Postal Service.
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Charles Booker
2 years
No one is surprised Mitch McConnell refuses to vote for Judge Jackson. He probably thinks she is three-fifths of a judge.
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Charles Booker
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Jaime Harrison will beat Lindsey Graham.
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Charles Booker
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I understand, Amy. You’re getting nervous about our campaign. But know, people will never forget you are against guaranteeing healthcare as a human right, and you oppose raising the min wage to $15. Your tweet won’t hit the way your consultants think. See you on June 23rd.
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Amy McGrath
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Congratulations Charles on your fundraising. Now you will have the resources to actually provide health insurance to your staff and pay your interns $15/hr like we do.
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Charles Booker
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I’m going to beat this man. WE are going to beat this man.
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Charles Booker
4 years
Imagine that police officers are surrounding a church, waiting for anyone to step off of the property so they can arrest them for breaking curfew. Now imagine the ministers working to get everyone inside the sanctuary to keep them safe. This is a reality in my city right now.
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Charles Booker
2 years
🚨 Wow. We just found out that Rand skipped our debate tonight so he could attend a fundraiser with his big money friends. Unlike Rand, I showed up tonight and will show up everyday for Kentucky when elected.
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Charles Booker
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“Will you shut up man?” - America
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Charles Booker
4 years
I will jump in front of a bus for Kentucky. Mitch McConnell will gladly throw Kentucky under that bus. Saying we need new leadership is a complete understatement.
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Charles Booker
3 years
Never forget.
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Rand Paul
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Today is a day of remembrance & reflection. Kelley & I offer our thoughts & our prayers to the families & service members who put their lives on line to protect America. #NeverForget  the Americans who died on 9/11 & those who still sacrifice to this day to protect and defend us.
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Charles Booker
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Flipping the United States Senate will save lives.
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Charles Booker
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Rand Paul is more vulnerable than ever, and this November, voters are going to shock the world and elect me as the first Black Senator from Kentucky.
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Charles Booker
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Jefferson County: THE DOORS HAVE BEEN REOPENED!!! Stay in line! You will be able to vote!
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Charles Booker
3 years
My name is Charles Booker, and I am running to remove Rand Paul from office. Just a very timely reminder.
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Charles Booker
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$600 won’t stimulate a damn thing.
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Charles Booker
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You shouldn’t have to crowdfund to offset the failures of an energy grid. We need leadership and sustainability. We need system level change. We need a Green New Deal.
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Charles Booker
4 years
Only a movement can beat Mitch McConnell. We are the people he has ignored for decades. Black, Brown, and White Kentuckians, from the hood to the holler, we are rising up. We were so invisible to him, he never saw us coming. VOTE this Tues., June 23rd.
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Charles Booker
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I am running for United States Senate to beat Mitch McConnell, and I emphatically support Medicare for All, UBI, and a Green New Deal. And no, I will never call myself a Pro-Trump Democrat.
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Charles Booker
2 years
In 1999, Rand Paul was creating a sham medical board to self-certify himself as a doctor amidst medical malpractice suits. In 1999, I was 15 years old working as an elementary school tutor to help keep my mom and I from falling back into poverty. Choose your fighter.
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Charles Booker
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GREAT NEWS!!! I am going to defeat Rand Paul.
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Charles Booker
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If you want Roe to be codified as law, send me to the United States Senate.
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Charles Booker
3 years
On January 5th, Georgia can help us all wipe this smile away.
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Charles Booker
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Mitch McConnell thinks he is going to be majority leader next year. When I defeat Rand Paul, Mitch’s path to the majority will be neutralized.
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Charles Booker
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In just 213 days, I will retire Rand Paul and expand our Senate majority.
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Charles Booker
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Today, I formally filed my candidate paperwork. Now that it’s official, allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Charles Booker, and I am running for United States Senate to finally defeat Rand Paul. It’s on.
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Charles Booker
3 years
Georgia has the chance to remove two corrupt United States Senators in January.
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Charles Booker
4 years
I like our chances. 💪🏾 #ShockTheWorld
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Charles Booker
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Adam Toledo was the age of my oldest daughter. My world. My riding partner. My baby. That’s all I can think about right now. He was 13.
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Charles Booker
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On this night last year, Breonna still had a world of dreams ahead of her.
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Nevada is on the verge of making sure Mitch McConnell never becomes Majority Leader again.
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Charles Booker
4 years
One day left. One day left to do what many thought was impossible. One day left to bring it home. Kentucky, there is still time to vote. Let’s shock the world, shall we? Good morning.
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Charles Booker
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I’m going to be the reason Mitch McConnell retires.
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Charles Booker
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In 59 days, a kid that grew up on powdered milk and food stamps will be a United States Senator.
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Charles Booker
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Mom just let me know my Uncle who was battling COVID-19 has passed. Wear your mask, and cherish every moment. That’s all I got right now. 🙏🏾
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Charles Booker
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My name is Charles Booker. I am a Black Kentuckian, a proud American, and I am running for United States Senate. I have support from every county in Kentucky - from the Hood to the Holler. Thousands of volunteers are organizing with me. We will beat Rand Paul. We will win.
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Charles Booker
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Kentucky will never forget how Rand Paul traveled to Moscow and hand delivered a letter for Donald Trump. I am going to retire Rand Paul this year.
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Charles Booker
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I absolutely cannot wait to face Rand Paul on the debate stage. If you want to see that too, hit RT!
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Charles Booker
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🚨 BREAKING: It’s official. I am the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. In November, we will make history by defeating Rand Paul and expanding our Senate majority. Help us start the general election off strong by sharing and chipping in!
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Charles Booker
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While Kyrsten Sinema is here in Kentucky expressing her love for McConnell and her commitment to protect Jim Crow, I am running for Senate to make sure Mitch and his friends can’t filibuster our progress anymore.
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Charles Booker
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Folks, it’s hard for me to even say this. In all my years in politics, I’ve never heard such a pitiful and offensive excuse to avoid a political debate. Rand Paul is basically saying he refuses to debate me because he is afraid I’ll beat him up. Can’t make this stuff up.
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Charles Booker
3 years
Just 8 days after Rand Paul bought stock in Gilead, he was the only Senator to vote against an emergency bill to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. He waited 16 months to disclose this information. We need a full investigation of Rand Paul’s insider trading.
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Charles Booker
2 years
At an event in Bardstown, a woman showed up to heckle me. She accused me of wanting to kill babies. I didn’t give her the response she expected.
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Charles Booker
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It’s official: I’m running for Senate to defeat Mitch McConnell. This is a statement that we're taking our future back. It is a declaration that nothing will change unless we stand together and fight for it. Join our movement. Chip in: .
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Charles Booker
4 years
My ancestors were enslaved. I’d love for @TomCottonAR to look me in the eyes and say it was necessary. We can’t uproot the ills of structural racism if we ignore the depths of our history. It appears that is just fine with him. Tom Cotton should resign.
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Charles Booker
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I am running for United States Senate against Rand Paul. I sincerely appreciate your support.
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Charles Booker
4 years
All week, my 4 yr old stops at random moments to give me words of encouragement. She’ll grab my hand and say she is proud of me, explain how she wanted everyone to vote for me, or tell me I’m going to win next time. It’s the cutest thing. I definitely don’t deserve my girls.
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Charles Booker
1 year
No one is shocked here.
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Charles Booker
4 years
Can’t wait to see those election results. I’m sure you feel the same way.
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Charles Booker
2 years
One week until it is officially me and Rand Paul. One week.
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Charles Booker
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AR-15s did not exist in 1776.
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Charles Booker
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If you want me to defeat Rand Paul, hit RT.
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Charles Booker
4 years
I have never felt more hope than I do right now. I have never been more inspired. We have a whole lot of work to do, but the fighting spirit I see across the Commonwealth let’s me know we’re up for the task. I am a proud Kentuckian. Very proud. Good morning.
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Charles Booker
2 years
Yesterday, we learned that Rand Paul declined a debate with me. He doesn’t want to face the people of Kentucky, and he is terrified to face me. Pitiful. Kentucky deserves a Senator who will show up. I’ll be on the debate stage even if he isn’t, and in 45 days I’ll take his job.
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Charles Booker
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Tomorrow, I will take the debate stage by myself. Kentucky, I will always show up for you.
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Charles Booker
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A year ago today, we found out that Rand Paul had been secretly hiding a stock purchase in COVID treatment while telling people not to get vaccinated. While we lost our loved ones, he was trying to get rich. NEVER FORGET.
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