Booker, Bootedgeedge, both angry gay men who aren't very likeable. Less so than the President. That's just it. Hard to see any of these on stage alone with the President and able to impress in his presence. He repeatedly handed Hill dog's behind to her, a polished, privileged, highly funded establishment candidate. None has stood out from each other in any significant way, and they certainly wouldn't measure up favorably to Trump on stage, whether you like him or not. That's his whole game, knocking people off their pedestal, getting them out of their comfort zone. None of these can even find a comfort zone, stride, or platform that inspires anyone (regardless of where you are on the political spectrum.)

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