Mayor in New Jersey Invites Sandy Victims Into His Home

By Emma O'Connor, TIME

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Mayor in New Jersey Invites Sandy Victims Into His Home

November 2, 2012 Updated Nov 2, 2012 at 1:38 PM PDT

An October poll found that Newark Mayor Cory Booker has the strongest chance of ousting New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the 2013 gubernatorial election, and it’s not hard to see why.

There’s barely been a disaster, natural or otherwise, that Booker hasn’t responded to personally, often via his very active Twitter account. After Hurricane Sandy struck, hundreds of Newark residents sent pleas for help to their mayor — and many of them got a speedy response.

In the past few days, Booker made an especially personal gesture when he invited neighbors over to his house to relax, charge their cell phones and watch movies.

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