Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is threatening Democratic party unity at a crucial moment. She doesn't care.
She rarely goes to party lunches and skipped Senate votes to run the Ironman. She endorsed a primary challenger against one of her own colleagues and hobnobs with Republicans at least as much as she does with her own caucus.
Take the liberal drive to bust down age-old Senate rules in order to pass “Medicare for All” or a “Green New Deal.” Sinema not only opposes getting rid of the 60-vote filibuster threshold for legislation, she wants to restore the supermajority requirement for presidential nominees that has been weakened by both parties.
“Haven’t had a lot of interaction with her. She’s kind of doing her own thing,” said Sen. Jon Tester , a centrist senator with a more liberal voting record than Sinema’s. But when push comes to shove on important votes, she has a warning for party honchos: Leave her alone.
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