Newark Mayor Cory Booker went on the Rachel Maddow show Monday night to reaffirm his support of President Obama after the RNC used his comments about Bain Capital as a fundraising tool Monday afternoon. On “Meet the Press” Sunday morning, Booker said he was “uncomfortable” with the Obama campaign’s portrayal of Bain Capital, comments he then walked back in a video message Sunday evening. The RNC called on Americans to “Stand With Cory” on Monday afternoon, suggesting that he had been coerced by the Obama campaign to walk back his initial comments. It was the RNC’s use of Booker’s statements to attack Obama that Booker said prompted him to set the record straight Monday night.
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