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Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker released a Web video Sunday emphasizing his support for President Obama and clarifying remarks he made earlier in the day that criticized the president's campaign tactics as "nauseating."

I used the word 'nauseating' on 'Meet the Press' because thats really how I feel when I see people in my city struggling with real issues, said Booker in the video. I get very upset when I see such a level of dialogue that calls us to our lowest common denominators and not the kind of things that can unify us as a nation and move us forward as a nation.

Earlier Sunday, on NBC's 'Meet the Press,' Booker strongly criticized an Obama campaign ad that attacked presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's tenure at private-equity firm Bain Capital.

This kind of stuff is nauseating to me on both sides, Booker said.

Its nauseating to the American public. Enough is enough. Stop attacking private equity. Stop attacking Jeremiah Wright, he added, also referring toa proposal floated and quickly rejected by a pro-GOP super-PAC to attack Obama over his connection to his controversial former pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

On 'Meet the Press,' Booker went further, saying he would not indict private equity.

Its just were getting to a ridiculous point in America, especially that I know I live in a state where pension funds, unions and other people are investing in companies like Bain Capital. If you look at the totality of Bain Capitals record, theyve done a lot to support businesses, to grow businesses. And this to me, Im very uncomfortable with.

The Obama campaign ad in question, released last week, blamed Bain Capital for the closure of a steel plant and the loss of American jobs and accused Romney and other executives of profiting from the decision.

In his YouTube video, Booker backed away from those comments and said Romney's business record at Bain was fair game.

Mitt Romney has made his business record a centerpiece of his campaign, he's talked about himself as a job creator and therefore it is reasonable and in fact I encourage it for the Obama campaign to examine that record and to discuss it. I have no problem with that, Booker said.

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Cory Booker walks back criticism of Obama tactics as ‘nauseating’