Firebrand senator Kyrsten Sinema has shocked Capitol Hill by switching her party affiliation to independent, just days after the Democrats secured a 51-seat majority in the upper chamber.
The former Democrat claims she will continue to vote in the same way she has for her first four years as senator of Arizona without being constrained by party politics.
But it will come as a major blow to Joe Biden who has been celebrating a rare midterm gain for a sitting president as Democrats gained a seat to go from a 50-50 split to a 51-49 majority following Raphael Warnock's Georgia runoff win.
While the Democrats now retain a 50-49 majority over the Republicans, if Sinema chooses to side with the GOP, vice president Kamala Harris has the casting vote, meaning the governing party maintains its control.
The move means fellow rogue Democrat Joe Manchin maintains his powerful role in the Democratic caucus and will be a crucial factor in passing or blocking Biden's agenda with the razor-thin margin.
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If she doesn't change who she caucuses with - there won't really be any change.Ā
Smoke and Mirrors Martha!
This is a ploy by another lying commie to get reelected in a red state. They "vote" for demonrats or independents only because the elections are very rigged in AZ. Yet, nobody is doing anything about it.
She is a liar she doesn't even care about Arizona or the country she is a socialist and they win by lying but the people are to be blamed for voting liers like her wake up people she is a communist just like the rest of the democratĀ
She ran 4 yrs ago that she was "Independent" just like AZ so this is for her re-election in 24. She's still a Socialist [Communist].
W/o d or r survey says- they'll vote for the best looking candidate or the one with a nice name. Many are so lazy or disinterested they will not do the research. IMHO.
Response to Admins question: How about eliminating the 'R' and 'D' next to candidates on ballots? If we did that people would have to actually know what a candidate stands for and who they are to vote for them. Actually, the Democrats have been omitting their "D" from campaign material, TV ads and yes even on ballots in some "Federations" for at least 2 decades!Ā Ā
Changes nothing....she made a statement, perhaps some might even follow, but she votes as she always voted.
Kinda like a "RINO" except an "IINO" Independant in name only as she'll vote like Ole Bern Sanders I-VT andĀ King dAngus I-ME do... Democrat!
Yup, nothing changes, Pelosi probabaly told her to do it to make the right think they are doing better than they really are.......the people to think they are okay now.
YEPPERS, if nothing changes, nothing changes (JUST GET'S WORSE)