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75. Do you know why Cory Booker voted to confirm Charles Kushner?

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:41 AM

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Booker: Democratic Party 'has failed this moment' [View all] David__77 Yesterday OP

Please find this Dem another candidate. Thank you. efhmc Yesterday #1

Agreed BaronChocula Yesterday #45

Agree WiVoter 23 hrs ago #57

There is no "right" there is only MAGA BeyondGeography Yesterday #2

Really! Cory Has Nowhere to Go .. He Is the Embodiment of the Left MAGA Hates! TearsOfDaClowned Yesterday #6

"MAGA's" dream opponent is a technocrat. A real "adult in the room". David__77 Yesterday #8

He's right. Democrats don't need purity tests SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #3

Poppycock NoRethugFriends Yesterday #9

Thanks for sharing SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #13

Care to Elaborate? quakerboy Yesterday #50

So Gore, Clinton and Harris SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #51

Yes quakerboy 1 hr ago #80

How so? SocialDemocrat61 1 hr ago #82

You first. quakerboy 1 hr ago #83

So you don't have an answer SocialDemocrat61 32 min ago #86

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Yesterday #52

Phony issue, sounds like he is trying out to run the "Problem Solvers Caucus". displacedvermoter Yesterday #4

any Roosevelt out there? Tetrachloride Yesterday #5

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #7

Cory needs to work on messaging - TBF Yesterday #10

Just lost my vote kacekwl Yesterday #11

That's literal for me because I'm in his state. JHB Yesterday #41

You've just proved his point! MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #58

Purity tests may be necessary gulliver Yesterday #12

Just found one in Nebraska. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #16

People who administer purity tests are gatekeepers gulliver Yesterday #30

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #14

An example of a "purity test." question everything Yesterday #17

That's not a win for democrats it's a win for republicans. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #20

Booker is pretty damn far down the list of problematic senators. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #29

Looks like he is failing, last ditch effort by running for president. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #22

I'll bet a good number of dems do. Blame the system. CrispyQ Yesterday #32

I was impressed by him recently on Sunday Morning question everything Yesterday #15

Yeah yeah Cory LR3 Yesterday #18

I don't get it. Could you please elaborate, LR3? Thanks ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #38

It is part of a famous skit LR3 Yesterday #47

Got it. Thanks. ❤️👋 littlemissmartypants Yesterday #48

Piggy and the MAGAts MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #60

By "this point" I mean LR3 22 hrs ago #70

Isn't Cory Booker the "bland milquetoast" (your words) guy who gave the 25 hour speech lapucelle 6 hrs ago #73

The same Cory Booker that sat in a protest action on the Capitol steps regarding Republican budget plans, Autumn 4 hrs ago #74

Do you know why Cory Booker voted to confirm Charles Kushner? lapucelle 3 hrs ago #75

I really don't care why he did it. He voted to confirm a felon. A felon family member Autumn 3 hrs ago #76

"I really don't care why he did it" says it all. lapucelle 1 hr ago #77

Purity my ass. There's the right thing to do and the wrong thing to do. Autumn 1 hr ago #78

My goodness, that certainly sounds like an in-group out-group dichotomy predicated on arbitrary boundaries. lapucelle 1 hr ago #79

What snappy rejoinder is next? "Dichotomy my ass"? lapucelle 1 hr ago #81

Exactly the purity test. Emotional polarization. betsuni 30 min ago #87

I think "purity test" is a slur aimed at principled protection of marginalized peoples. LuvLoogie Yesterday #19

100% then what they pass is all republican ideology. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #23

+1 leftstreet 23 hrs ago #62

You're right, because there are other "putity tests" that are very real although they don't get that label JHB 14 hrs ago #71

JFC, this better not be an early call for reconciliation without accountablity. intheflow Yesterday #21

+1000 Celerity Yesterday #25

+1 leftstreet 23 hrs ago #61

The one issue that (ALMOST) everyone ignores. The insane concentration of wealth. usonian Yesterday #24

Strange Cirsium Yesterday #26

Ugh Lemon Lyman Yesterday #27

2012 MTP: shilling for private equity/Romney against Obama Jmg212 Yesterday #28

I agree with Booker, partially. gab13by13 Yesterday #31

Democrats "fail" when they get sucked into the divisive purity test bullshit and don't vote "D" in the general election. sop Yesterday #33

I would argue we have to find a happy middle angrychair Yesterday #39

Do you believe Republican Senator Mehmet Oz would be better than Fetterman? sop Yesterday #55

Fetterman's crime angrychair 23 hrs ago #65

Despite Fetterman's "crime," do you you think Senator Oz would be any better? It's a simple question. sop 23 hrs ago #66

My pushback is entirely primary angrychair 22 hrs ago #69

Cory would not be my choice. JBTaurus83 Yesterday #34

Murphy and Beshear are strong candidates. yellow dahlia Yesterday #46

We tried that, Corey. His name was Barack Obama. All it proved was that there's no "left-right divide"... JHB Yesterday #35

best post of the thread harumph Yesterday #37

The football example! 😎 littlemissmartypants Yesterday #43

Hard no from me angrychair Yesterday #36

That's what real leadership looks like. everyonematters Yesterday #40

Instead of purity tests, how about impurity tests? hay rick Yesterday #42

What's CB talking about today? What will he do tomorrow? littlemissmartypants Yesterday #44

There is no issue more important and necessary... Escape Yesterday #49

I like Booker themaguffin Yesterday #53

Spoken like a true centrist. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #54

Senator Booker isn't a *dreaded* "centrist". Based on his voting record, he's a hard core liberal, lapucelle 1 hr ago #84

I almost miss "establishment" as a mindless slur because centrist means something and can be verified. betsuni 2 min ago #88

Yes!!! We need a FIGHTER!!! We need someone to stand on the senate floor speaking for 25 hours ... lapucelle 58 min ago #85

"Asked by NBC anchor Kristen Welker MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #56

Yup, failed the purity test by saying purity tests are bad. Purity tests turn allies into enemies betsuni 9 hrs ago #72

jfc bigtree 23 hrs ago #59

What a great idea, Cory. Trash the Democrats rather than the Republicans. Please . . . don't run in 2028. Vinca 23 hrs ago #63

The Republicans have failed KT2000 23 hrs ago #64

Why is it always the democrats who are failing? Trump fucked up big time, so did Mike Johnson. Initech 23 hrs ago #67

Ugh spanone 23 hrs ago #68