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Cory Booker: “And, Mr. Bergen, I have very little time left, but when I was mayor of Newark, we saw that the mentions of our city were…”

On the recordMay 6, 2015
And, Mr. Bergen, I have very little time left, but when I was mayor of Newark, we saw that the mentions of our city were incredibly negative, and we set out on social media to change that.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Booker reflects on efforts to improve Newark's image through social media.

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