Republican pollster Frank Luntz said he was blown away by Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) record-breaking speech this week. Luntz believes Booker’s speech could change the future of politics, even predicting that Booker could become the next leader of the Democratic Party.
“I want to emphasize what Cory Booker did over the last 24 hours may have changed the course of political history,” Luntz said during an interview with NewsNation’s Leland Vittert.
Booker made headlines by speaking for a record 25 hours and 4 minutes, passionately criticizing President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. His marathon speech quickly went viral.
“What I saw over the last 25 hours absolutely blew me away,” Luntz admitted. He then made a bold prediction: “That speech puts Cory Booker as one of the leaders for the Democratic Party for 2028.”
Luntz didn’t stop there. He even suggested that Booker is already a stronger leader than Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer: “If you ask Democratic senators right now, who’d they rather have lead them over the next three years? They would choose Cory Booker over Chuck Schumer. That’s how significant today was.”
Though Luntz noted Booker’s speech would likely not win over Republicans, he said it would strongly appeal to independents and Democrats, filling a leadership gap the party has been missing.
“Booker raised some eyebrows tonight,” Luntz said. “And I’m telling you, he’s gonna be Democratic leader going forward, and people are gonna be talking about him for 2028.”
Hear more of Luntz’s interview “On Balance” below:
