Kyrsten Sinema is done next election, Kari lake and this hoe will split the republicans vote
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Says She Will Leave the Democratic Party and Register as an Independent
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The people in his state will have his head if he tries to pull that…..West Virginia is racist, but those white people really depend on Democratic policies to survive.
You are right she Never was a Dem, and the way Arizona is trending she might as well pick it up. Even John McCain, in his later years did more liberal things than she did.
Corrupt politicians, corrupt system, upheld by delusional greedy fat Americans. Nothing has changed.
There’s a game being played here.
I just learned this morning she ran as an Independent in 2000 and got her ass creamed. Came in dead last.
Then she switch to the Democratic Party in 2004 and been with the fuck shit ever since.
At some point the Arizona Democrats censured her. It doesn't remove her from her position but it's a public rebuking of her actions that would also indicate that they're likely to not support her moving forward.
Arizona Democrats have censured Kyrsten Sinema over her pro-filibuster vote
The symbolic action comes as Sinema has come under criticism from progressive groups in Arizona after she voted to uphold the filibuster in the Senate.
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She votes with the dems like 90% of the time, so it's not so much that. The thing is though that she wants to be important. When the numbers were what they were before last week, she was important, because even with the tie breaker, her and manchin could hold things up.
Now that JB Smoove won last week, she wasn't as important. Becoming independent gave her back some of the relevance that she lost last week. When that seat is up in a few years, assuming a democrat tries to win the seat, they could split the vote and make it easy for a republican to win.
So she's gonna vote with the dems for the most part on bills and judge confirmations, but everybody is gonna be knocking on her door again.
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Now that JB Smoove won last week, she wasn't as important. Becoming independent gave her back some of the relevance that she lost last week. When that seat is up in a few years, assuming a democrat tries to win the seat, they could split the vote and make it easy for a republican to win.
So she's gonna vote with the dems for the most part on bills and judge confirmations, but everybody is gonna be knocking on her door again.
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This bitch here!!..She's a undercover Republican anyway!!...
Pretty much
would she really split Democrat votes in 2024?
she seems to really UNliked on that side.
then to switch right after Warnock won his thousandth election.
I would think Dems would definitely want to be done with her after thing.
I don't know, just asking
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Here's what Sinema's switch from Democrat to independent could mean for the Senate
Sinema's move is unlikely to change the power balance in the Senate, as it comes days after Sen. Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff election to give Democrats a 51-49 majority.
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Here's what Sinema's switch from Democrat to independent could mean for the Senate
Updated December 9, 202212:18 PM ET
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Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an unapologetic moderate who has alienated progressives with her stance on the filibuster and other issues, is leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent.
Sinema announced the news on Friday via Twitter, in an Arizona Republic op-ed and interviews with CNN and Politico.
"In a natural extension of my service since I was first elected to Congress, I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics by declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington and formally registering as an Arizona Independent," she tweeted.
Sinema's move is unlikely to change the power balance in the Senate, as it comes days after Sen. Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff election to give Democrats a 51-49 majority. That includes two independents who caucus with them, Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine.
"We understand that [Sinema's] decision to register as an independent in Arizona does not change the new Democratic majority control of the Senate, and we have every reason to expect that we will continue to work successfully with her," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
Sinema notified Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of her decision on Thursday, and he agreed to keep her committee assignments as they are.
"I believe she's a good and effective Senator and am looking forward to a productive session in the new Democratic majority Senate," Schumer said in a statement.
Sinema says she doesn't want to fit in a box
Sinema told Politico she will not caucus with Republicans. She also said she won't attend weekly Democratic Caucus meetings, but rarely does that now. And she wrote in her op-ed that becoming an independent won't change her work in the Senate, adding that "my service to Arizona remains the same."
"I've never fit neatly into any party box. I've never really tried. I don't want to," she told CNN. "Removing myself from the partisan structure — not only is it true to who I am and how I operate, I also think it'll provide a place of belonging for many folks across the state and the country, who also are tired of the partisanship."
In 2018, Sinema became the first Arizona Democrat elected to the Senate in 30 years, as well as the state's first-ever female senator and the first openly bisexual senator in U.S. history. She promised to "be an independent voice for all Arizonans."
But Sinema's bipartisan approach to legislating had alienated many of her Democratic colleagues and constituents, particularly over the last two years, in an evenly divided Senate where any one vote could influence or derail a bill (even with the House and White House under Democratic control).
Over the last two years, she and fellow moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia have been criticized as standing in the way of President Biden's agenda by regularly holding up or objecting to parts of key legislation, as was the case with Democrats' key budget package.
Fellow Arizona lawmaker, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, a Democrat, summed up this frustration among some in his caucus in a statement on Friday and called Sinema's switch "predictable."
"Her decision, while disappointing, does not shift the balance of power and Democrats will move forward putting people over politics with or without her help," he said in the statement.
In Friday's op-ed, Sinema acknowledged that her approach has led to tension, at times, on both sides of the aisle.
"My approach is rare in Washington and has upset partisans in both parties," she wrote. "It is also an approach that has delivered lasting results for Arizona."
Sinema pointed to her work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass legislation related to critical infrastructure, economic competitiveness, water issues, veterans' benefits, marriage access for LGTBQ Americans and gun safety, among other issues.
And she named several areas in which her position and priorities remain steadfast — for example, that "a woman's health care decision should be between her, her doctor and her family" and her work to "secure the southern border, ensure fair and humane treatment for migrants and permanently protect 'Dreamers.'"
But she also wrote about what she won't do.
"If anyone previously supported me because they believed, contrary to my promise, that I would be a blindly loyal vote for a partisan agenda – or for those who believe our state should be represented by partisans who push divisive, negative politics, regardless of the impact on our state – then there are sure to be others vying for your support," she added.
Arizona's 2024 outlook could change
Sinema is up for reelection in 2024. She declined to discuss pursuing a second Senate term, telling Politico, "It's fair to say that I'm not talking about it right now."
Still, in addition to the ideological points she's made, the decision to become independent may also be a political calculation by Sinema that she couldn't win in a Democratic primary.
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., had emerged as a potential Democratic challenger to Sinema, but she would not face him in a primary as an independent. The Democratic political action committee that has been organizing against Sinema said in a statement that the senator "just made our jobs easier by bowing out of a Democratic primary she knew she couldn't win. Now, we'll beat her in the general election with a real Democrat."
Arizona has shifted from once reliably red to become a swing state since Sinema's election in 2018. It's electorate is roughly one third Democrats, one third independents and one third Republican. But if Sinema runs as an independent, she could split the votes with a Democratic candidate and give an opening to the GOP to flip the seat red in 2024.
A typical Friday for a ww
I think that at least some dems will vote for her, and some independents that maybe voted for her when she was a democrat. ...and if the repubs run a non-trumpmaniac against her, those few dems and the independents that stick with her.... could be the difference. If Kari Lake's crazy ass decides to run for senate, lol.... then I think enough of those people will see the danger and vote for the dem.
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I feel you. Some will vote for her of course.
i think this actually could help the dems in the long run. But we will see.
I'm kinda looking like she sees the writing on the wall and its a last ditch attempt on her part.
The last time I saw that guy he was at a rally for the former president back in 2016.
A serious candidate will always triumph over 2 clowns.
of course it had to be her a few days after warnock's victory. dam attention hoe. this was her last card to play tho before she fades into irrelevance.
She's doing it to protect her seat. She knows that if she's primaried by Democrats she'll lose (ran as a progressive to get in) voted like a Republican after. If she an independent she can split the Democratic vote during her future general election and end up handing the seat to a Republican. She's trying to force the dems to play ball in order to protect her seat.
It's the only move she really has if she plans to stay put. Won't work (I don't think) but she hopes it does
It's the only move she really has if she plans to stay put. Won't work (I don't think) but she hopes it does
Whore.......
This could be a message, I was looking for apartments awhile back, a white couple came in suspiciously to turn in their 30 day notice right when I was inquiring about signing a lease. It was to let the landlord know what was in store for them, and that they need to take extraordinary steps to get rid of me.
Raphael Warnock just winning his Senate seat and this announcement pops out. White politician might go Independent rather joining a political party filled with minority groups. They can pick their platform without being in sync with this majority minority political party. The number of black Senators which used to be rare has ticked up over the years.
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Protect her seat? She doesn’t give a shit about the seat because she knows she’s finished. What this is is an opportunity to fundraise.
Another thing I am finding disturbing with the DNC is the whole Ukraine debacle. It would be like me giving Al Qaeda money and funding just after 9/11 claiming it is due to their resistance to China or some other nonsense, when it is really to support their terrorist activities against the U.S. and ideology.
This is what they are doing with the Azov Battalion claiming it due to Russian invasion, you need to put them on a watchlist because it looks like a cleverly disguised code signal.
You can't beat her in a primary if she's not a Democrat that has to face another Democrat. She runs as an independent the Dem will lose (splitting votes in the general election) Her ONLY chance was to play the middle
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