{"id":2583271,"date":"2026-03-24T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-bookers-stand-calls-on-americans-to-bridge-political-division\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:33:16","slug":"cory-bookers-stand-calls-on-americans-to-bridge-political-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-bookers-stand-calls-on-americans-to-bridge-political-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Cory Booker&#8217;s Stand calls on Americans to bridge political division"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcory-bookers-stand-calls-on-americans-to-bridge-political-division%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Stand argues that America can heal its political divide by embracing ten enduring virtues and applying them to today\u2019s challenges. Part memoir, part manifesto, the book weaves ancient events, personal experiences, and Booker\u2019s public service to show how these virtues can guide the nation forward.<\/p>\n<p>The ten virtues Booker identifies as essential to prevail are:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Agency<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vulnerability<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Patriotism<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Truth<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Humility<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Community<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Creativity<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Perseverance<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Grace<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; vision<\/p>\n<p>Key themes and anecdotes include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vulnerability on the Senate floor: Booker recounts a historic 25-hour floor speech, inspired by a Newark encounter where a man challenged him to step up beyond his comfort zone. The gesture is contrasted with Strom Thurmond\u2019s civil-rights-era obstruction; a note from Thurmond\u2019s biracial granddaughter praises Booker\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Patriotism redefined: Booker critiques \u201cfalse patriotism\u201d used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-hate-anyone-who-doesnt-love-crime-and-fraud-as-much-as-they-do-even-leftists-6\/\" title=\"Democrats Hate A Bunch Of Democrats, And It&#039;s Hilarious\">test loyalty<\/a> and argues <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >true patriotism means loving<\/a> the country enough to challenge it, citing his relationship with John McCain and McCain\u2019s example of principled loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Perseverance through adversity: He highlights Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s confirmation as a presentation that perseverance matters when life is hard, and closes his remarks with a message of grit, grace, and love.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Personal stakes and leadership: Booker discusses his father\u2019s Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis and his own struggles with mental health after a Newark shooting, using these experiences to illustrate living the virtues in real life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A call to action for a revitalized patriotism: He urges Americans to reclaim patriotism as a shared, principled commitment rather than a weapon in political battles.<\/p>\n<p>Stand, released\u2026on March 24, puts forward a vision of leadership as standing for something bigger than oneself, even when it\u2019s arduous or unpopular, and invites readers to join in applying these virtues to build a more united and principled America.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Can &lsquo;Everyday Virtue&rsquo; save America? Cory Booker makes his case in new book<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2541392\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Cory-Booker\/\">Cory Booker<\/a> (D-NJ) outlines his vision for America&rsquo;s path forward from political division in his new book, <em>Stand<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cover of Sen. Cory Booker&rsquo;s (D-NJ) &ldquo;Stand.&rdquo;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In <em>Stand,<\/em> Booker takes readers through the nation&rsquo;s past and present, highlighting Americans&rsquo; actions that embody the country&rsquo;s core virtues and calling on the public to stand up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4500971\/surreal-scenes-trump-tours-graceland-if-could-fight-elvis\/\">All shook up: Surreal scenes as Trump tours Graceland, musing if he could fight Elvis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4500119\/press-pursuing-social-media-posts-rama-duwaji-fair-game-guy-benson\/\">Press pursuing social media posts from Mamdani&#8217;s wife is &#8216;fair game&#8217;: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4495930\/fox-nation-martin-scorsese-the-saints-episode-mary\/\">Fox Nation to debut Scorsese&#8217;s The Saints special episode on Mary ahead of Easter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Throughout the book, Booker weaves together historical events, personal reflections, and his experiences to demonstrate shared ideals that can guide the country forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Booker argues that the 10 virtues that will allow the nation to &ldquo;prevail&rdquo; are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">agency<\/a>, vulnerability, patriotism, truth, humility, community, creativity, perseverance, grace, and vision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each chapter delves into why Booker believes these attributes are needed at this moment, using history to provide instruction on adapting the virtues to today&rsquo;s &ldquo;crisis.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> obtained an early copy of <em>Stand<\/em> ahead of the release date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vulnerability-on-the-senate-floor\">Vulnerability on the Senate floor<\/h2>\n<p>Booker explores the theme that leadership is &ldquo;standing up,&rdquo; drawing inspiration from his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3367088\/cory-booker-breaks-record-longest-senate-floor-speech-24-hours\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-isnt-going-to-save-the-democrats-who-will\/\" title=\"Biden isn\u2019t going to save the Democrats. Who will?\">historic 25-hour speech<\/a><\/a> on the Senate floor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Booker&rsquo;s speech eclipsed the previous record for longest <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> speech held by the late Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC), who used his speech to delay passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.<\/p>\n<p>In the memoir, Booker reveals that the idea to give the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seethe-after-historic-mccarthy-speech-trump-minority-leader\/\" title=\"Democrats Seethe After Historic McCarthy ...: &#039;Trump Minority Leader&#039;\">record-breaking speech<\/a> came after a man confronted him in a supermarket in his hometown of Newark, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1065\">New Jersey<\/a>, questioning why Booker wasn&rsquo;t showing up like he did when he challenged Newark&rsquo;s machine politics as mayor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4493494\/democratic-presidential-contenders-tax-cuts-woo-gop-voters\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS EYE TAX CUTS TO WOO GOP VOTERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I stepped out in faith, out of my comfort zone, beyond my perceived physical limits, and, exposed and vulnerable, I found I didn&rsquo;t stand alone,&rdquo; Booker wrote about the experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following his speech, Booker received correspondence praising him, but he said the &ldquo;most powerful&rdquo; was a letter from Thurmond&rsquo;s biracial granddaughter, Wanda Williams-Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Filibustering was a brilliant strategic move, especially in contrast to Strom Thurmond&rsquo;s historical use of it 68 years ago to obstruct civil rights for Black Americans,&rdquo; Williams-Baily wrote. &ldquo;As an African American Senator, your filibuster became a rally cry for unity and compassion in a political landscape often marred by hatred and division.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-john-mccain-s-patriotic-impact-on-booker\">John McCain&rsquo;s patriotic impact on Booker&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Booker discusses his concerns about Americans &ldquo;walking away&rdquo; from patriotism as some have &ldquo;wielded&rdquo; it as a &ldquo;weapon,&rdquo; pointing to the flag being turned into an actual weapon during the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"226\">Jan. 6, 2021<\/a>, insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>Booker accuses President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> of turning &ldquo;false patriotism&rdquo; into a presidential loyalty test. The senator challenges the definition of patriotism, arguing that true patriotism means loving your country enough to challenge it and calls on Americans to reclaim it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe we must reassert our pride in the bold ideals of America and our devotion to making those ideals real,&rdquo; Booker writes.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the patriotism chapter, Booker defines patriotism while also recalling moments that best exemplify it, including his relationship with the late Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\">John McCain<\/a> (R-AZ).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McCain encouraged Booker to be a &ldquo;statesman,&rdquo; not a politician, challenging him to practice a patriotism rooted in principle rather than party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Booker pointed to McCain&rsquo;s deciding &ldquo;no&rdquo; vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act as an example of McCain&rsquo;s lesson.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;John McCain demonstrated to all of us that real patriotism isn&rsquo;t always loud, but it is always loyal. Loyal to ideals, loyal to country, loyal to people &ndash; even, and especially, those with whom you disagree,&rdquo; Booker wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/patriotism\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2924\">Patriotism<\/a> is about standing for something bigger than yourself. Standing even when it&rsquo;s hard. Standing even when you stand alone.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ketanji-brown-jackson-demonstrating-perseverance\">Ketanji Brown Jackson demonstrating perseverance&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Booker used the confirmation of Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ketanji-brown-jackson\/\">Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a> to illustrate perseverance, highlighting that even when life is hard or uncertain, one should keep going.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, who became the first black woman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Supreme-Court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> justice, faced what Booker dubbed an &ldquo;ugly&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2214531\/senate-confirms-judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-as-next-supreme-court-justice\/\">confirmation hearing<\/a> in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Booker said behind closed doors, Republicans found Brown to be impressive despite a few of them using her hearing as &ldquo;hours of indignities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ketanji Brown Jackson &ndash; on the highest platform, aiming for the highest court &ndash; met us where we are, in our common humanity. Her one-word message was a testimony and a charge to all. Persevere,&rdquo; Booker wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When it was Booker&rsquo;s time to question Jackson, he chose to praise her, closing his remarks with, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t worry, my sister, don&rsquo;t worry. God has got you.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Booker recalled that despite the contentious hearing, Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kennedy\/\">John Kennedy<\/a> (R-LA) approached Booker after grabbing his hand and saying he found Booker&rsquo;s words &ldquo;moving.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of voting, then-Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> called for Booker and Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/raphael-warnock\/\">Raphael Warnock<\/a> (D-GA) to join her, suggesting they each write a letter to a little girl they knew expressing what Jackson&rsquo;s nomination meant to them.<\/p>\n<p>Warnock publicly released his, and Booker admitted he never got around to writing his letter; he finally did in the book.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Justice Jackson showed in her journey to the bench, your character, and the character of our country, will not be defined by what happens to you but by how you choose to respond,&rdquo; Booker wrote. &ldquo;So I urge you &ndash; respond with grit. Respond with grace. Most of all, respond with love.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3925047\/politicians-books-before-2026-midterm-elections\/\"><strong>BOOKS BY POLITICIANS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026 AHEAD OF MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to discussing politics, Booker opens up about his father&rsquo;s Parkinson&rsquo;s diagnosis and his own struggle with mental health after witnessing a fatal shooting in Newark to illustrate these virtues in practice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Stand<\/em> was released on March 24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can everyday virtue save America? 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