Pizza party politics: Republican Ben Sasse makes Democrat Cory Booker an offer he shouldn't refuse

Brett T. | 5:29 PM on December 20, 2016

Back in 2012, when New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was still mayor of Newark, he undertook the week-long #SNAPChallenge, subsisting for a week on a budget of $30.

The experience reinforced Booker’s belief that America is in need of a “just and sustainable” food system, but he really ought to listen to Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse and consider his personal offer of a sustainable food system, which would consist of just pizza. Sasse got the idea from a follower who suggested a team-up.

I have a super team in mind that could do wonders for the US – @CoryBooker and @BenSasse on the same side. That is what America needs

— Adnan Rasool (@adnanrasool) December 18, 2016

Here’s the offer, which was extended a couple of days ago:

.@CoryBooker — I'll buy you a pizza a week for a year if you become a republican. Deal? https://t.co/wO9ZIF6XOi

— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) December 18, 2016

.@BenSasse @adnanrasool @CoryBooker is a vegan so you'll have to get some non-dairy cheese.

— Shana Gadarian (@sgadarian) December 18, 2016

If Booker’s not going to take up Sasse on the offer, he really ought to approach the DNC and see what sort of counter-offer he could negotiate. This fall, when the Democrats dispatched whippersnappers Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and secret weapon Al Gore to pitch Hillary Clinton to millennials, it was pretty obvious the party was in need of new blood.

But seriously, Booker ought to cross the aisle and grab some (vegan) pizza.