Newark mayor Booker to back Obama
Sen. Barack Obama will pick up a significant endorsement on Monday when Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker formally announces he is supporting the Illinois Democrat in the presidential primary.
The backing of Booker, a rising African-American politician in his own right, is an early coup for Obama in the battle for the support of black leadership.
But Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is waging a formidable fight, fueled by longstanding good relations between her family and African American voters. And she already has a perceived leg-up in New Jersey, where she has the backing of Gov. Jon Corzine.
Booker is expected to make his endorsement official in Newark on Monday, shortly before Obama pays a visit to AFL-CIO leaders in Trenton. Sources familiar with the decision say Booker will play a key role in Obama's campaign in New Jersey, which will hold one of the early February presidential primaries next year.
posted by Robert Rouse at 5/12/2007 01:00:00 PM
2 Comments:
Do you know if there will be a public appearance with Booker & Obama? Where and what time today?
Considering that Booker has announced he will be part of the Obama campaign's New Jersey leadership, I think we can count on several appearances together over the next few months.
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