'Top-tier candidate': Cory Booker woos Iowa's Democrats ahead of primaries

New Jersey senator tours crucial midwest state as speculation at a presidential tilt mounts

As the confirmation fight over Brett Kavanaugh ended, the opening rounds of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary began.

Only hours after he cast his vote against Kavanaugh’s confirmation, senator Cory Booker appeared on stage to a crowd of roughly 1,000 people at an Iowa Democratic dinner, where he repeatedly brought the crowd to its feet in the course of a freewheeling 45-minute speech.