Newark Mayor Cory Booker argued that President Obama faced a tough situation in his first debate with Mitt Romney because he had to come across as presidential, which he said is not necessarily consistent with taking shots at your opponent, during an interview on CNN’s “Starting Point” Thursday. As an example, Booker pointed to Obama’s missed opportunity to jump on Romney’s mention of his accountant.
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