Cory Booker launched his first campaign tour in Newark

Cory Booker.
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) held his first major rally as a Democratic presidential candidate on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey, where he previously served as mayor for seven years.

At the event, he spoke about how his time in Newark has helped prepare him for the presidency.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.