Cory Booker Urges People to Donate to Campaign, Says $1.7 Million Needed to Keep Him in the Race

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) flips veggie burgers at the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry, in Des Moines, Iowa on Sept. 21, 2019. He's among the Democratic presidential candidates who support confiscating guns. Nati Harnik/AP Photo

Presidential contender Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged people to donate to his campaign on Saturday, Sept. 21, claiming he needs $1.7 million in the next 10 days or he'll have to drop out of the race.

Booker, 50, a vegan, was one of 17 Democratic candidates at the Iowa Steak Fry.