when I am wrong I will admit it ..

[littlewolf]

found out in an article from the hill that Senator Sinema from AZ
is not going to caucus with the Dems or Rep. I was under the
impression that even though she became indie she was still going
to caucus with Team Blue.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3769397-why-sinema-left-the-democratic-party/

Why Sinema left the Democratic Party. BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 12/10/22 6:00 AM

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) had plenty of reason to leave the Democratic Party and become an Independent, Senate Democratic aides and strategists say.
Her relationship with Democrats in her home state had deteriorated so badly she may not have survived a primary challenge in 2024.

She told CNN in an interview that removing herself from “the partisan structure” was “true to who I am and how I operate” and would “provide a place of belonging for many folks across [her] state and the country, who are also tired of partisanship.”
LaBombard, who now serves as a senior vice president at Rokk Solutions, a bipartisan public affairs firm, said the change in party affiliation reflects how Sinema has been operating in the Senate over the past two years as a centrist dealmaker.

Sinema doesn’t plan to caucus with either party in the Senate, but Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Friday that he will let her keep her committee assignments.
“She asked me to keep her committee assignments and I agreed. Kyrsten is independent; that’s how she’s always been,” he said in a statement

[Joinfortmill]

1. We'll see. I predict he changes his mind. She's nutty.

[brush]

3. IMO she's just waiting to screw Dems again when she gets a chance. If she thinks turning...

independent to avoid a Democratic primary is going to save her seat, she's got another thing coming as she's still finished in the Senate in '24.

Her sinking of the Biden agenda so many times has made her toxic to AZ Dems, and repubs will always vote for real republican instead of a repub lite or an Indy.

Nice try, Sinema, but you're toast in '24.

[RockRaven]

2. She can call it whatever she likes, "caucusing" or not, but if she votes for Schumer/the rules

package/committee assignments etc at the beginning of the Congressional session, that is all that matters.

[calguy]

5. Schumer knows this.

He's making the best of the situation until AZ voters boot her out of office

[OnDoutside]

8. Yes, that's where it's at.

[ymetca]

4. For some reason I have been fantasizing all day...

... that Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, and whole gang would come out, all smiles, and announce "We've rebranded the Democratic Party the new Independent Party!" QED - back to 51. Maybe even some GOP'ers might slide on over, too, eh?

There wouldn't be a goddamn thing McTurtle and his stinking minions could do about it. All perfectly legal.

Play a card from the Sinema Stack for once. Turnabout's fair play - REBRAND! lol

Silly, I know. But fun to imagine.

[ExtremelyWokeMatt]

7. Very

Or the Independent Democratic Party?

Could have all kinds of fun with the word play on that basic addition

“Show me you’re I.D.!” to throw the dumb voter requirements in the republican’s faces for one fun catch phrase, and forcing them to say the word independent all the time would be terribly fun, and if they try to use a lame rebrand like dependent then calmly explain that interdependence is the mark of a civilized caring society

Wouldn’t have to rebrand DU or a lot of other places much or at all, and the younger generation loves rebrands

And then you can call the current Speaker the Wizard of ID (no copyright infringement intended)

[Meowmee]

9. lol, it would be nice if something like that were really possible

[gab13by13]

6. This is why I won't click on The Hill

it pushes the right wing narratives, it is the rag that hired John Solomon.