In Trump era, U.S. presidential candidate Booker confronts race head-on

U.S. Senator Cory Booker is best hope of capturing the Democratic presidential nomination may be reassembling the coalition that propelled Barack Obama to the White House in 2008 consolidating the black vote while inspiring young Democrats to back him. Obama largely eschewed explicit mentions of race wary of provoking a backlash to his historic candidacy. But Booker who would be the first U.S. president descended from slaves has frequently brought the subject to the fore. That strategy was on display at the first Democratic debate on Wednesday. Forty seconds into his first answer in response to a question about breaking up technology companies the former Newark New Jersey mayor said I live in a low-income black and brown community. I see every single day that this economy is not working for average Americans.