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If you want to know the perceived value of compromise in the current US political climate, just look at the list of former, current and future presidential hopefuls who voted against the budget compromise legislation in the US Senate.

Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren – all announced Democratic candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination – were among those rejecting the bill. Of the 2016 Republican entrants, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul were also "no".

Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives, a cadre of outspoken young progressives led by New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have already stated their opposition in advance of a scheduled Thursday night vote because they don’t like the increased funding for immigration enforcement.

The two parties are being pulled in opposite directions – and away from common ground. And those most in tune to the sentiments of the political base, those with higher political ambitions, are among those leading the charge.

For the moment these "no" votes are symbolic, since the bill is expected to pass anyway. There will come a time, however, when the margins are much narrower – and the balance between principle and pragmatism will be truly tested.

For the moment, the scale seems tilted to the former.