Arizona Rep Ruben Gallego "has not ruled out a primary challenge to Sinema"...do it Ruben

[basquebromance]

i've seen him on TV. he's a total star. would be a huge upgrade

Dems limp out of another stumble-ending month

It's a nightmare on Capitol Hill for the president's party, as October passes by without a deal.

www.politico.com

 

[MarathonMike]

Sinema has been a breath of fresh air in the stinking rotten Democratic Party. I was worried when she beat McSally but I couldn't be prouder of my Democratic Senator from Arizona.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Sinema has been a breath of fresh air in the stinking rotten Democratic Party. I was worried when she beat McSally but I couldn't be prouder of my Democratic Senator from Arizona.

Yeah, either she had a coming to Jesus moment after she was elected or she's smart enough to realize she's represents a state that still leans Republican and she has to represent accordingly because she took some pretty radical positions in the past.

 

[basquebromance]

Kyrsten Sinema Isn’t Hitting the Panic Button

The senator from Arizona doesn’t seem rattled by progressives’ threats to primary her—and it’s not clear she should be.

www.theatlantic.com

from the article:

The wig-wearing triathlete senator from Arizona has quickly become one of the most hated figures in present-day American politics. She’s blocking her own party’s agenda; she’s shutting down questions from reporters; she’s schmoozing with lobbyists and jetting off to Europe. Sinema is “not demonstrating the basic competence or good faith of a member of Congress,” Representative Ro Khanna of California told Rolling Stone.

And as Democrats devote countless column inches to deciphering Sinema’s motivations, progressives have vowed revenge in the form of a primary challenge. Sinema is not doing what her voters want, liberals argue, so Arizonans should elect someone who will.

Polls show Sinema’s support among Democrats waning. Her approval rating on the left fell 21 points from March to September, according to Morning Consult. The progressive polling firm Data for Progress tested potential challengers in a recent survey of individuals it describes as likely Democratic primary voters. “We find that U.S. Senator from Arizona Kyrsten Sinema is poised to lose her primary in 2024,” a press release about the survey reads. “Life comes at you fast.”

McCain won only 52 percent of the GOP primary vote in his last election, in 2016, but he still won the general by 13 points. Similarly, Sinema’s power is her cross-party appeal: 42 percent of independents view her favorably, and she’s almost as popular among Republicans.

Winning a primary challenge against an incumbent senator is extremely difficult; only five people have done it this century, according to FiveThirtyEight. Four of those five went on to lose the general election. (And Sinema’s state is more difficult terrain for Democrats than any of those primary victors’ states were.) If another Democrat did win the nomination over Sinema, they might struggle in the general. The new candidate’s fate would depend, in part, on the GOP nominee: a Donald Trump type could turn off Arizona’s Mormon community and suburban voters; a more moderate candidate could win them over.

 

[basquebromance]

Gallego: GOP Has Been Attempting to Overthrow America Since Tea Party Movement -- 'The Coup Is Ongoing'

Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said Friday on MSNBC's "All In" that the Republican Party was attempting to overthrow American democracy since the Tea Party movement in response to former President Barack Obama's administration. | Clips

www.breitbart.com