Edited sentence: In 2013, The Atlantic examined Cory Booker's record, seeking to examine why some progressives were distrustful of Booker.Like Obama, he has positioned himself as a conciliator willing to work across the aisle.The Atlantic could find no substantive deviation from progressive policies, except on education reform (where Booker showed an openness to expanding charter schools and introducing merit pay for teachers), concluding, "The case against Booker seems to rest chiefly on tone and approach