 Booker has been described by many as a liberal , a moderate , and a neoliberal . In a July 2013 Salon interview , Booker said that " there 's nothing in that realm of progressive politics where you won 't find me . " However , in a September 2013 interview with The Grio , when asked if he considered himself a progressive , he avoided the term , saying he is a Democrat and an American . George Norcross III described Booker as " a new Democrat — a Democrat that 's fiscally conservative yet socially progressive . " In May 2012 , Booker defended Bain Capital 's record and criticized Obama 's attack on private equity . In response , the Republican National Committee created a petition called I Stand With Cory Booker . Booker has also received criticism from both progressives and liberals , such as Ronald Rice and Rush Holt . 
