The Hill reports today, Cornyn says he ‘would be surprised’ if GOP tries to unseat Sinema in 2024:
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said he “would be surprised if Republicans tried to unseat” Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) when she comes up for reelection in 2024, according to Politico.
Politico added that Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) has repeatedly asked Sinema to join the GOP.
But later on Wednesday, the Texas senator seemed to soften his stance.
Got a call from Arizona GQP Chair “Chemtrails” Kelli Ward, did ya?
“I probably got out over my skis a little bit…what I was thinking about was the fact that she enjoys pretty favorable ratings among Republicans in her state,” Cornyn said, according to a tweet from NBC’s Frank Thorp.
Yes, but Trump sycophant Republicans can’t vote in a Democratic primary in Arizona. 70% of Arizona’s Democratic primary voters disapprove of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: poll: Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona may be in political trouble, according to a new poll from Data for Progress. The poll found that 70% of potential Arizona Democratic primary voters – made up of both registered Democrats and independents – disapprove of the work Sinema is doing as a senator.
An OH Predictive Insights poll conducted in September showed that 40 percent of Republicans had a favorable view of Sinema, in a marked contrast with her fellow Arizona senator, Mark Kelly (D), whom 20 percent of Republican respondents in the same poll viewed favorably.
Sinema, along with fellow moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), has garnered attention for expressing concerns about the party’s proposed $1.75 trillion social spending package.
As progressive and centrist Democrats have negotiated the content of the package, Manchin’s and Sinema’s arguments have played a significant role in bringing the price tag of the once $3.5 trillion package down. The moderate senators have yet to formally back the latest version of the package.
Their stance on the legislation — as well as other items on President Biden’s agenda — has evoked frustration from other Democrats in Congress and elicited pressure from activists.
As a result of Sinema’s opposition to parts of the package, five members of her Veterans Advisory Council resigned last month.
“You have become one of the principal obstacles to progress, answering to big donors rather than your own people. We shouldn’t have to buy representation from you, and your failure to stand by your people and see their urgent needs is alarming,” the five members said in a letter at the time.
Despite her pushback against certain elements of her party’s agenda, Sinema has regularly voted with other Democrats in Congress on both bills and nominations. With the Senate currently divided evenly between Republican and Democratic senators and the tie-breaking vote belonging to Vice President Harris, Sinema’s seat in competitive Arizona could offer Republicans a valuable opportunity to reclaim a majority in the chamber.
GOP Senate candidates have continued to run against Manchin in West Virginia since he took office in 2010, in spite of his moderate politics.
Meanwhile, more left-leaning groups in Arizona are already organizing to recruit a primary challenger when Sinema faces reelection in 2024. Progressives are specifically considering Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) to oppose her, as the state has become more of a battleground since Sinema was elected in 2018.
This is why primaries matter.
Just a reminder to Republicans: Sinema voted to impeach Donald Trump, twice, and voted to certify the 2020 Election results. Sinema would get crushed in a GQP primary.
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