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« on: December 10, 2022, 10:28:44 PM » |
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Well, the takes about Sinema being a brilliant electoral juggernaut that Democrats needed to back in order to win sure aged well. Anyway, not only is it the case that a decently left-wing Democrat absolutely can win in Arizona if they run a good campaign, there’s something else that makes this saga so pathetic. As a progressive, I’ll acknowledge that Sinema could’ve been a “moderate hero” while not being nearly as obnoxious and attention-seeking, and would be in perfectly good shape for re-election. But no, she had to make a fool of herself and show unbelievably bad political instincts. Turns out that having abysmal approval ratings among members of your own party and going out of your way to piss them off doesn’t help your re-election prospects.
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