The capitalist economy he calls 'racist' has treated Beto O'Rourke very well | Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf
A key theme of the 2020 primary so far is how to level the economic playing field for all Americans and how to directly address racial inequality.The latest messenger is Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman who launched his minivan-propelled campaign in Iowa after a meandering solo road trip he undertook to get out of a post-midterm funk after he fell just short in a long-shot Senate bid.
Cory Booker's path to becoming a 2020 candidate 01:39Booker likes to point out he's the only candidate in the field who lives in an inner city, Newark, where he was once mayor. He launched his campaign there, standing in front of a chain link fence and a beat up car instead of a fancy banner.But that doesn't mean Booker hasn't done well for himself. He's made hundreds of thousands of dollars on books and in speaking fees.
— CNN February 26, 2019 Sen. Bernie Sanders has made even more on books than Booker in recent years. According to financial disclosure forms filed by senators, in addition to his Senate salary, Sanders made nearly $900,000 in 2017 from book royalties and an advance against earnings and more than $850,000 in 2016 from book royalties.In the years before his first campaign for President, Sanders was not pulling in that type of income, according to the reports.
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