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GB_RN

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70. Unfortunately, It Does Not

Sun Sep 26, 2021, 01:56 AM

Sep 2021

There are no provisions in the US Constitution for recalling anyone elected to federal office. We'd need a constitutional amendment for that, and we know what the likelihood of that happening is (snowball, meet hellfire). The only ways to get rid of any federal level office holder are to 1) primary that person out, 2) beat them at the main election, 3) they die in office, or 4) they are kicked out by their colleagues for corruption.

#1 and 2 happen, but not often due to the power of incumbency. The incumbent wins 90% of the time, according to the guys at Electoral-Vote.com. The overall attitude people take seems to be that they hate Congress in general, detest the "other party" specifically, but "their guy" is "doing OK". (This assumes that you're in the same party as the incumbent, of course.)
#3, I don't know what the stats are on.
#4 is extremely rare. Not many congress critters have ever been kicked out.

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Arizona Democratic Party has passed a resolution pledging a vote of NO CONFIDENCE in @KyrstenSinema [View all] AZProgressive Sep 2021 OP

Good, the more pressure on her the better, and now is the time to do it. OnDoutside Sep 2021 #1

Yes, Good on the AZ Dem Party! Cha Sep 2021 #49

This is a very powerful thing for a state party to do. dchill Sep 2021 #2

II'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand why it is a "very powerful thing to do." Martin68 Sep 2021 #95

when is she due for re ellection? AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #3

2024 ShazzieB Sep 2021 #13

I think she views it qazplm135 Sep 2021 #4

Except at some point, you have to have people vote for you. W_HAMILTON Sep 2021 #8

Republicans will vote for her SmittyWerben Sep 2021 #11

No, they won't mcar Sep 2021 #14

in a primary with no real impacts onn their side..... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #18

AZ allows only unaffiliated voters to participate in any party primary they choose, and does not Celerity Sep 2021 #52

No, it's a semi-closed primary state wackadoo wabbit Sep 2021 #55

Was it Harry Truman who said... wryter2000 Sep 2021 #27

That's basically it mcar Sep 2021 #34

Yeah, no. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #16

Especially not one who voted to impeach their god emperor. temporary311 Sep 2021 #47

Hell No. Rethugs will NEVER vote for a Dem. Those days are long gone. Tommymac Sep 2021 #19

LOL, no they won't. W_HAMILTON Sep 2021 #23

You've never been to Arizona, have you wackadoo wabbit Sep 2021 #51

she clearly thinks qazplm135 Sep 2021 #29

The reverse is also true FBaggins Sep 2021 #61

So then the party should give up on quakerboy Sep 2021 #75

Except odds are that, come next year, her lone vote won't matter. W_HAMILTON Sep 2021 #97

That's unlikely to occur FBaggins Sep 2021 #98

You get two more Democratic Senators in there... W_HAMILTON Sep 2021 #99

Unlikely FBaggins Sep 2021 #100

Unless she plans to leave public office and grift in her private life... W_HAMILTON Sep 2021 #101

I'm sure she'll love it, cause she's all maverick-y ... thinks she's McCain 2.0 Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #5

I have confidence that she only thinks of herself. DINO. NewHendoLib Sep 2021 #6

she might just go independent to avoid committing to democratic party values nt msongs Sep 2021 #7

Mavricky Independent Sinema here we come. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #9

Good luck to her with that. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #26

I lean to the she's not going to run again and is going to take a multi-million $$$ job PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #35

Whoa PatSeg Sep 2021 #10

Will she pull a Lieberman? jalan48 Sep 2021 #12

My question. nt Hortensis Sep 2021 #73

She is not popular enough to do that...in retrospect primaring Lieberman was a mistake. Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #78

Well Well Well. LiberalFighter Sep 2021 #15

Her approval ratings are tanking big-time. GoCubsGo Sep 2021 #17

I'm thinking she might have a giant ego problem. LiberalFighter Sep 2021 #50

That's why she dresses like she does. calimary Sep 2021 #96

This AZ voting Dem is done with her. Nt LittleGirl Sep 2021 #80

Such a maverick IronLionZion Sep 2021 #20

Funny.... SergeStorms Sep 2021 #46

At least she now knows what she must do to maintain Democratic support. brush Sep 2021 #21

Tbh, she's going to be primaried anyway wackadoo wabbit Sep 2021 #60

I won't jzola Sep 2021 #62

It's a brilliant move. It puts tremenodous pressure on her and helps the Biden agenda. brush Sep 2021 #67

Win the battle and lose the war Locutusofborg Sep 2021 #22

She could still caucus with the Democrats even as an indedependent, like Sen. Sanders does. femmedem Sep 2021 #33

VS nothing gets passed anyway quakerboy Sep 2021 #76

Well done wryter2000 Sep 2021 #24

Honestly - The 3.5 trillion dollar reconciliation bill polls better in WV than in AZ Salviati Sep 2021 #57

She can dweller Sep 2021 #25

Not found of Manchin pamdb Sep 2021 #28

Yep relayerbob Sep 2021 #32

Good. As an Arizonan running for office, I support Democrats that vote Democratic AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #30

Three years from now. Locutusofborg Sep 2021 #39

We have recall here. I don't know if it applies to people elected to Federal office. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #40

I actually looked into that, and it appears that no, we probably can't recall her wackadoo wabbit Sep 2021 #58

Unfortunately, It Does Not GB_RN Sep 2021 #70

Finally read her bio last night relayerbob Sep 2021 #31

They (GOP) is good a wooing people who will run as a Dem but vote as a GOPer. joetheman Sep 2021 #54

This. People who imagine newcomers and outsiders must be Hortensis Sep 2021 #74

Sinema is establishment. Check her record. (Political career) She's in Jeff Flake's old seat LeftInTX Sep 2021 #85

I have checked her record, LeftInTx. It's been ideologically erratic, Hortensis Sep 2021 #86

By "record", I meant her political career. Bad choice of word on my part. LeftInTX Sep 2021 #87

:) I guess her career is an indication that time in government Hortensis Sep 2021 #90

Good. Do we have a Dem who can primary her and beat a Republican in Az? Pepsidog Sep 2021 #36

Our bench here is deep. AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #41

Good to hear. She's gotta go. Pepsidog Sep 2021 #45

Good news. She is no Dem. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #37

Following the steps of many Republican state parties who censored their question everything Sep 2021 #38

Well said. Locutusofborg Sep 2021 #42

I'm no expert in AZ politics BootinUp Sep 2021 #43

Excellent first step; step two will be to outline additional consequences if she obstructs further. Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #44

Does Arizona have sore loser laws? temporary311 Sep 2021 #48

yes, she cannot run again in the general if she loses the primary Celerity Sep 2021 #56

Maybe she'll come to jebus. This not the sort of thing that happens very often. marble falls Sep 2021 #53

Does that mean we're allowed to criticize her on this site? (n/t) SMC22307 Sep 2021 #59

She's criticized here all day every day. Iggo Sep 2021 #63

You can unless someone views it as a right wing talking point, in which case you can't. Steelrolled Sep 2021 #64

Senator curtsey Fullduplexxx Sep 2021 #65

I have to say that she does need to rethink her resistance as she was elected as a Democrat cstanleytech Sep 2021 #66

Arizona Democratic Party has passed a resolution pledging a vote of NO CONFIDENCE in @KyrstenSine Zauber Sep 2021 #68

This is very good news. As others on this thread are saying, PatrickforB Sep 2021 #69

K&R UTUSN Sep 2021 #71

Folks on Twitter say she's already given up on reelection and is prepping to do lobbying. SunSeeker Sep 2021 #72

Sad! She is destroying the Democratic party and its effort to do the right things. UCmeNdc Sep 2021 #77

Democrats need to realize their resemblance to passengers on Flight 93 Trueblue Texan Sep 2021 #79

Good analogy. It is high time for Dems to be heroes right now. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #88

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #92

She is only there for the money, anyway. flying_wahini Sep 2021 #81

FINALLY. Nay Sep 2021 #82

Awesome - cilla4progress Sep 2021 #83

SHE WILL SWITCH PARTIES Schmice3 Sep 2021 #84

Well old evil Mitch has shown us how to lock up their agenda like they did ours. nt Trueblue Texan Sep 2021 #94

I heard she took in a massive amount of money from the pharmaceutical comapbiex kimbutgar Sep 2021 #89

She clearly loves attention. LisaM Sep 2021 #91

They need to figure out a way to keep her away from lobbyists and their cash Mr. Sparkle Sep 2021 #93