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Sen. Cory Booker says he's running for president in 2020
4:03am PST - February 1st, 2019 cory booker - CNBCSen. Cory Booker launches a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The charismatic senator and former mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has been crisscrossing key primary states in recent weeks while telegraphing that a decision was coming.