MANCHESTER, N.H. —

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, said during a visit to New Hampshire on Friday that he supports New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary even as he declined to say whether he will run again for president.

During a Stand Up New Hampshire town hall, Booker faced several questions about the deal to end the government shutdown, which he opposed.

He compared the division among Democrats to a bad play call on the football field.

"I'm not happy about it," he said. "I think we lost yardage, and the kind of yardage we lost, it's not a gain. It's our health care."

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He said Democrats have to focus on keeping health care costs from rising for many Americans.

"I'm a football player. Tha

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