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97. It depends on which line in the sand is being violated. For example, if an anti-abortion candidate won a

Wed Apr 1, 2026, 02:28 PM

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Democratic primary, which is highly unlikely where I live but not everywhere, I would not be able to vote for them.

My lines are pretty easily met by the vast majority of Democratic candidates, and I have always been able to happily vote for Democratic primary winners. My priorities have never been so violated that I haven't been able to vote for one of our candidates.

But during the primary? I'm looking at voting records and I'm weighing my priorities. And incumbents don't get a pass just because they're incumbents. Right now there are a few who I fervently hope will be primaried. If they win the primary, I'll certainly vote for them, but I'm not happy with them and hope we can replace them. If that's a purity test, so be it. As I see it, that's how our system is supposed to work.

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

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

Agreed BaronChocula Monday #45

Agree WiVoter Monday #57

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

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

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

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

Poppycock NoRethugFriends Monday #9

Thanks for sharing SocialDemocrat61 Monday #13

Care to Elaborate? quakerboy Monday #50

So Gore, Clinton and Harris SocialDemocrat61 Monday #51

Yes quakerboy Yesterday #80

How so? SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #82

You first. quakerboy Yesterday #83

So you don't have an answer SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #86

I always hope for better quakerboy 6 hrs ago #94

Okay SocialDemocrat61 4 hrs ago #98

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Monday #52

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

any Roosevelt out there? Tetrachloride Monday #5

DURec leftstreet Monday #7

Cory needs to work on messaging - TBF Monday #10

Just lost my vote kacekwl Monday #11

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

You've just proved his point! MorbidButterflyTat Monday #58

Purity tests may be necessary gulliver Monday #12

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

People who administer purity tests are gatekeepers gulliver Monday #30

Post removed Post removed Monday #14

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yeah yeah Cory LR3 Monday #18

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

It is part of a famous skit LR3 Monday #47

Got it. Thanks. ❤️👋 littlemissmartypants Monday #48

Piggy and the MAGAts MorbidButterflyTat Monday #60

By "this point" I mean LR3 Monday #70

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

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

Do you know why Cory Booker voted to confirm Charles Kushner? lapucelle Yesterday #75

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

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

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

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

What snappy rejoinder is next? "Dichotomy my ass"? lapucelle Yesterday #81

Exactly the purity test. Emotional polarization. betsuni Yesterday #87

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

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

+1 leftstreet Monday #62

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

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

+1000 Celerity Monday #25

+1 leftstreet Monday #61

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

Yup blue-wave 4 hrs ago #96

Strange Cirsium Monday #26

Ugh Lemon Lyman Monday #27

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

I agree with Booker, partially. gab13by13 Monday #31

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

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

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

Fetterman's crime angrychair Monday #65

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

My pushback is entirely primary angrychair Monday #69

Cory would not be my choice. JBTaurus83 Monday #34

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

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

best post of the thread harumph Monday #37

The football example! 😎 littlemissmartypants Monday #43

Hard no from me angrychair Monday #36

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

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

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

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

I like Booker themaguffin Monday #53

Spoken like a true centrist. Buddyzbuddy Monday #54

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

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

I have no personal animosity towards Sen. Booker. Buddyzbuddy 18 hrs ago #89

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

"Asked by NBC anchor Kristen Welker MorbidButterflyTat Monday #56

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

jfc bigtree Monday #59

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

The Republicans have failed KT2000 Monday #64

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

Ugh spanone Monday #68

The primary is absolutely a purity test. Buddyzbuddy 18 hrs ago #90

After reading the comments above, I'm thinking that B.See 13 hrs ago #91

"Closest match in the Primaries"--good way to put it. DFW 12 hrs ago #92

Voting is like getting on a public bus. The bus will never pick you up at your door and drop you Scrivener7 10 hrs ago #93

Okay. To each his own. I wonder tho, B.See 4 hrs ago #95

It depends on which line in the sand is being violated. For example, if an anti-abortion candidate won a Scrivener7 4 hrs ago #97

Okay. Then yes, I agree, B.See 4 hrs ago #99