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BeyondGeography

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2. There is no "right" there is only MAGA

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:18 AM

Mar 30

And that’s what is killing this country.

The other dying thing is your presidential aspirations which are DOA if this is your schtick.

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Booker: Democratic Party 'has failed this moment' [View all] David__77 Mar 30 OP

Please find this Dem another candidate. Thank you. efhmc Mar 30 #1

Agreed BaronChocula Mar 30 #45

Agree WiVoter Mar 30 #57

There is no "right" there is only MAGA BeyondGeography Mar 30 #2

Really! Cory Has Nowhere to Go .. He Is the Embodiment of the Left MAGA Hates! TearsOfDaClowned Mar 30 #6

"MAGA's" dream opponent is a technocrat. A real "adult in the room". David__77 Mar 30 #8

He's right. Democrats don't need purity tests SocialDemocrat61 Mar 30 #3

Poppycock NoRethugFriends Mar 30 #9

Thanks for sharing SocialDemocrat61 Mar 30 #13

Care to Elaborate? quakerboy Mar 30 #50

So Gore, Clinton and Harris SocialDemocrat61 Mar 30 #51

Yes quakerboy Tuesday #80

How so? SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #82

You first. quakerboy Tuesday #83

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

I always hope for better quakerboy Wednesday #94

Okay SocialDemocrat61 Wednesday #98

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Mar 30 #52

Phony issue, sounds like he is trying out to run the "Problem Solvers Caucus". displacedvermoter Mar 30 #4

any Roosevelt out there? Tetrachloride Mar 30 #5

DURec leftstreet Mar 30 #7

Cory needs to work on messaging - TBF Mar 30 #10

Just lost my vote kacekwl Mar 30 #11

That's literal for me because I'm in his state. JHB Mar 30 #41

You've just proved his point! MorbidButterflyTat Mar 30 #58

Purity tests may be necessary gulliver Mar 30 #12

Just found one in Nebraska. Blue Full Moon Mar 30 #16

People who administer purity tests are gatekeepers gulliver Mar 30 #30

Post removed Post removed Mar 30 #14

An example of a "purity test." question everything Mar 30 #17

That's not a win for democrats it's a win for republicans. Blue Full Moon Mar 30 #20

Booker is pretty damn far down the list of problematic senators. W_HAMILTON Mar 30 #29

Looks like he is failing, last ditch effort by running for president. Blue Full Moon Mar 30 #22

I'll bet a good number of dems do. Blame the system. CrispyQ Mar 30 #32

I was impressed by him recently on Sunday Morning question everything Mar 30 #15

Yeah yeah Cory LR3 Mar 30 #18

I don't get it. Could you please elaborate, LR3? Thanks ❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 30 #38

It is part of a famous skit LR3 Mar 30 #47

Got it. Thanks. ❤️👋 littlemissmartypants Mar 30 #48

Piggy and the MAGAts MorbidButterflyTat Mar 30 #60

By "this point" I mean LR3 Mar 30 #70

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I think "purity test" is a slur aimed at principled protection of marginalized peoples. LuvLoogie Mar 30 #19

100% then what they pass is all republican ideology. Blue Full Moon Mar 30 #23

+1 leftstreet Mar 30 #62

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

JFC, this better not be an early call for reconciliation without accountablity. intheflow Mar 30 #21

+1000 Celerity Mar 30 #25

+1 leftstreet Mar 30 #61

The one issue that (ALMOST) everyone ignores. The insane concentration of wealth. usonian Mar 30 #24

Yup blue-wave Wednesday #96

Strange Cirsium Mar 30 #26

Ugh Lemon Lyman Mar 30 #27

2012 MTP: shilling for private equity/Romney against Obama Jmg212 Mar 30 #28

I agree with Booker, partially. gab13by13 Mar 30 #31

Democrats "fail" when they get sucked into the divisive purity test bullshit and don't vote "D" in the general election. sop Mar 30 #33

I would argue we have to find a happy middle angrychair Mar 30 #39

Do you believe Republican Senator Mehmet Oz would be better than Fetterman? sop Mar 30 #55

Fetterman's crime angrychair Mar 30 #65

Despite Fetterman's "crime," do you you think Senator Oz would be any better? It's a simple question. sop Mar 30 #66

My pushback is entirely primary angrychair Mar 30 #69

Cory would not be my choice. JBTaurus83 Mar 30 #34

Murphy and Beshear are strong candidates. yellow dahlia Mar 30 #46

We tried that, Corey. His name was Barack Obama. All it proved was that there's no "left-right divide"... JHB Mar 30 #35

best post of the thread harumph Mar 30 #37

The football example! 😎 littlemissmartypants Mar 30 #43

Hard no from me angrychair Mar 30 #36

That's what real leadership looks like. everyonematters Mar 30 #40

Instead of purity tests, how about impurity tests? hay rick Mar 30 #42

What's CB talking about today? What will he do tomorrow? littlemissmartypants Mar 30 #44

There is no issue more important and necessary... Escape Mar 30 #49

I like Booker themaguffin Mar 30 #53

Spoken like a true centrist. Buddyzbuddy Mar 30 #54

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

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

I have no personal animosity towards Sen. Booker. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #89

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

"Asked by NBC anchor Kristen Welker MorbidButterflyTat Mar 30 #56

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

jfc bigtree Mar 30 #59

What a great idea, Cory. Trash the Democrats rather than the Republicans. Please . . . don't run in 2028. Vinca Mar 30 #63

The Republicans have failed KT2000 Mar 30 #64

Why is it always the democrats who are failing? Trump fucked up big time, so did Mike Johnson. Initech Mar 30 #67

Ugh spanone Mar 30 #68

The primary is absolutely a purity test. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #90

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

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

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

Okay. To each his own. I wonder tho, B.See Wednesday #95

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

Okay. Then yes, I agree, B.See Wednesday #99