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 @ISIDEWITHNewsRepublicanDemocraticKari LakeRuben GallegoKyrsten Sinema2024 Arizona US Senate Election•••2yrs ago

Arizona Senator Krysten Sinema Will Not Seek Re-Election

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) will not seek a second term, she announced Tuesday after more than a year of side-stepping questions about her political future.

Her exit clears the way for a likely matchup between Republican Kari Lake and Democratic Rep.

Ruben Gallego in a contest that could determine control of the Senate.

As Lake and Gallego ramped up their campaigns, it became increasingly clear that Sinema's path to victory was extremely narrow.Sinema won in 2018 as a Democrat, becoming the first non-Republican to win an Arizona Senate seat since 1994.

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 @SparrowAveryRepublican from Massachusetts  commented…2yrs2Y

Sinema was standing in the way of some really terrible crap from Dems.

Arizona Republicans should probably think about what to do next, understanding how disastrous a loss would be.

 @AdoringGr4ssrootRepublican from Virginia  disagreed…2yrs2Y

I think your math is off. Dems need more than just this seat to nuke the filibuster. And the gop is likely gaining the senate anyway. Maybe long term it’s a problem

 @SparrowAveryRepublican from Massachusetts  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Betting on the GOP gaining anything is a big assumption. We were supposed to gain 3-5 seats in 2022 and ended up losing seats.

 @RelievedGeckoIndependent from Ohio  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Trump is going to win Montana by 20+ and the gop candidate there is strong. Sherrod brown likely cooked as well

 @FreeTradeRickNo Labels from California  commented…2yrs2Y

Romney retiring. Manchin retiring and not pursuing No Labels run. Haley passing up third-party effort of her own. And now Sinema, aware of the long odds, passes up running as an independent.

Shows the challenge facing classic centrist lawmakers and candidates.

 @P0l1t1calGregWorking Family from Virginia  disagreed…2yrs2Y

"Centrists" ha! I think you mean uniparty corporatists banded together by the love of making themselves and their corporate sponsors disgustingly rich. If you love endless govt spending that hurts our kids' future and makes the rich richer, VOTE "CLASSIC CENTRISTS!"

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Should a politician's decision to not seek re-election affect your view of their current work?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do you feel about politicians who change parties or become independents during their term?

 @Robin2019No Labels from Michigan  commented…2yrs2Y

There was a theory that Kyrsten Sinema was going to announce she's running after passage of the "supplemental" "bipartisan national security bill" with border legislation she worked on.

Maybe uncertainty over when-and-if that bill will pass made her decide not to run.

 @CrushedExecutiveWorking Familyfrom Montana  commented…2yrs2Y

The single most cynical person in politics I've ever seen leaves in the same cynical manner.

Sinema was once a progressive darling. Not kidding, she called herself a bisexual punk cheerleader against Bush fighting for immigrant rights. Then she fought for bank lobbyist rights.

 @HolisticBillOfRightsPeace and Freedomfrom Texas  commented…2yrs2Y

That settles it. She’s running for president. It’s time to Heal The Divide. Maybe she could run on a unity ticket with Nikki Haley or Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.

 @PolentaEddieSocialistfrom New York  commented…2yrs2Y

Kyrsten Sinema’s legacy as a Senator will be that she upheld the filibuster, tanking legislation enshrining voting rights, reproductive rights, and doubling child poverty by not expanding the Child Tax Credit.

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