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Hortensis

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86. I have checked her record, LeftInTx. It's been ideologically erratic,

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Sun Sep 26, 2021, 12:03 PM

Sep 2021

changeable. Her bait and switch for AZ voters could have been predicted, though not reliably expected.

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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