https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2012/05/22/how-cory-booker-deflated-the-obama-teams-main-campaign-issue/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:57:44 -0400<![CDATA[Much has already been written about Mayor Cory Booker’s faux pas on the Sunday edition of NBC’s Meet the Press. Appearing on the program as a surrogate spokesman for the Obama campaign, Booker spent the first part of his time in support of the president’s re-election. He told viewers that during Obama’s first term they received a tax cut, that he saved the auto industry while a Romney presidency would have let them fail, and that Obama has put forth a bi-partisan plan for real tax reform. It was standard Obama boilerplate, and Axelrod and company were undoubtedly smiling. Had Romney or a surrogate for his side been on, he could have undoubtedly engaged Booker in an interesting conversation on the relative merit of Booker’s claims.]]>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:34:06 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2012/05/22/how-cory-booker-deflated-the-obama-teams-main-campaign-issue-n184124