Sen. Booker kicks off campaign in hometown of Newark; promises to stay above the fray.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.NEWARK, N.J. — Sen. Cory Booker returned to his hometown of Newark Saturday for what he billed as the official launch of his presidential campaign, which he previously announced via video on Feb. 1.
The former two-term mayor of Newark, where he began his political career in the city council, kicked off a two-week national tour centered around"Justice for All." Booker said that his commitment to low-income Americans is evident because he chooses to live near downtown Newark, home to many who fit that description.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker salutes the crowd during a hometown kickoff for his national presidential campaign tour at Military Park in downtown Newark on April 13, 2019."The president wants a race to the gutter and to fight us in the gutter.
"Because the people on my block, the people gathered here and folks all across the country can't wait. They can't afford a politics of division that sacrifices progress for purity," Booker said."They can't afford to allow this election to become just an exercise in political posturing or a box checking competition that is completely divorced from the realities of so many people who are struggling and hurting.
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