BREAKING: Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent.The senator cited increasingly partisan interests and radicalization of both political parties as the reason for her departure.
"Most Arizonans believe this is a false choice, and when I ran for the U.S. House and the Senate, I promised Arizonans something different," she continued."I pledged to be independent and work with anyone to achieve lasting results. I committed I would not demonize people I disagreed with, engage in name-calling, or get distracted by political drama."
"When politicians are more focused on denying the opposition party a victory than they are on improving Americans’ lives, the people who lose are everyday Americans.," Sinema wrote in the op-ed.
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