Cory Booker Doubles Down

Booker Explains 'Twisted And Warped' Obama-Romney Controversy
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NEWARK, NJ - JUNE 8: Newark Mayor Cory Booker speaks during a news conference to discuss his plans to campaign for the Democratic nomination to run for the seat of late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg on June 8, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has set October 16th as the date for a special election to determine who will fill Lautenberg's seat for a year. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

As he closes in on the U.S. Senate, Cory Booker has wrapped up the support of nearly every New Jersey Democratic official in the state’s primary, and his lead in the polls appears nearly insurmountable.

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