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ActionBooker, CoryDocumentaryDramaElectionsElections New Jersey NewarkÉlections New Jersey NewarkJames, Sharpe, 1936-Maires New Jersey Newark ÉlectionMayors ElectionMayors New Jersey Newark ElectionNew Jersey NewarkNewark (N.J.) Politics and governmentPolitical campaignsPolitical campaigns New Jersey Newark
Directed by: Mason Sumi, Cory Booker
Overview
Follows the 2002 bare-knuckles race for Mayor of Newark, N.J. between 32 year-old Cory Booker and four-term incumbent Sharpe James. Fought in Newark's neighborhoods and housing projects, the election pitted a young challenger against an old style political machine that uses any means necessary, including harassment and police intimidation, to crush its opponents. A gripping story about the underbelly of democracy