It's been a mere week since Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) staged a filibuster-like stunt with a speech that had the media swooning and salivating, especially once it was confirmed that Booker officially broke the record for the longest speech ever given in the Senate.

For instance, the AP gushed that he "was holding the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and well into Tuesday morning in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections" to President Trump and his DOGE agenda.

As GOP strategist Scott Jennings pointed out, however, it was unclear what the "point" of Booker's speech was since he wasn't stopping any proposed legislation nor any Trump nominees. 

"So maybe this was an attempt by him to try to wrest control of at least the spiritual leadership of the national party. I don't know if it will work," Jennings observed.

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The speech did impress pollster/author Frank Luntz, who bizarrely proclaimed it "may have changed the course of political history" and "puts Cory Booker as one of the leaders for the Democratic Party for 2028." 

But recent polling on possible Democrat 2028 contenders taken just before he gave the speech shows that Booker's got a major uphill climb if he wants to have any chance of making that happen:

That’s odd… Frank Luntz just told us that Cory Booker just changed the course of political history because he was able to talk for a long time about nothing, yet he’s behind Stephen A Smith in primary polling… https://t.co/3kdripvjZL

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) April 8, 2025

Further, an ethics watchdog group is accusing the failed 2020 presidential candidate of violating Senate ethics rules with actions they say he took before, during, and after his remarks:

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed a complaint with the Senate ethics subcommittee over Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., asserting that he was fundraising off his marathon floor speech last week, which the watchdog says is a violation of the chamber's ethics rules.

In a letter dated Tuesday to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, chaired by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., FACT said several solicitations were sent before, during and after Booker's speech that directly linked "official actions with solicitations for campaign contributions."

"The ethics rules draw a clear line between official government business and campaign activity, and it is important these rules are enforced to prevent Congress from simply becoming a venue for campaigning," FACT wrote in their announcement.

COMPLAINT FILED: Today FACT filed a complaint against Sen. Cory Booker for improperly raising funds off of his Senatorial duties. The rules are clear and you can read why below.https://t.co/35n6wAlwLz

— FACT DC (@factdc) April 8, 2025

Probably worst of all for the performative senator is that outside of some well-deserved mockery and perhaps his mythical "friend" T-Bone, very few people are talking about his "historic" speech anymore.

If there was ever a "bless your heart" moment for Cory Booker, this would be it. Truly.

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