Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) marathon speech on the Senate floor won the floundering Democratic Party something it has desperately needed in the Trump era: attention and the applause of its base. The big picture: Top Democrats believe they are in their deepest hole in nearly 50 years after losing the White House,

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey took the podium and began what would become the longest speech to ever be delivered on the Senate floor. Tasos Katopodis / Booker's speech covered a wide range of topics,