Sinema Leaving Democrat Party, Registers as an Independent.

[Jackie S]

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has announced that she is no longer a Democrat.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ari...co-2022-12-09/

Or, for that matter, a Republican.

She has registered as a Independent.

Of course, she will probably caucus with the Democrats in order to keep her committee assignments.

It would be interesting if she decided to caucus with theRepublicans, making the Senate 50/50 again.

But that’s not going to happen.

[ICU 812]

ill Senator Manchin of West Virginia be the next domino?

The Liberal progressives have fkt him over pretty well.

[WTF]

Too bad more from both parties don't do the same.

[Jackie S]

Originally Posted by WTF

Too bad more from both parties don't do the same.

The reason is the way the power structure is set up in the Senate.

If she caucuses with the Democrats, it is nothing more than a PR stunt, because nothing changes.

If you think about it, the Democrats, by pure party affiliation, don’t really have the majority, since three Senators now claim to be independents. That means 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 3 Independents.

[LayingPipe]

Senate Democratic Caucus was a scam started in 1903 as a way to grab power. Majority rules is the basis for a Democracy The Supreme Court needs to put an end to this



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Democratic_Caucus

[adav8s28]

Originally Posted by Jackie S

The reason is the way the power structure is set up in the Senate.

If she caucuses with the Democrats, it is nothing more than a PR stunt, because nothing changes.

If you think about it, the Democrats, by pure party affiliation, don’t really have the majority, since three Senators now claim to be independents. That means 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 3 Independents.

Bernie Sanders and Sinema makes two. Who is the third? When has Sanders ever voted with the Republicans?

[SpeedRacerXXX]

Originally Posted by adav8s28

Bernie Sanders and Sinema makes two. Who is the third? When has Sanders ever voted with the Republicans?

Angus King of Maine.

And I agree with those that say nothing will change with Sinema becoming an Independent. She supported Biden on 90% of the votes. No reason to believe that will change.

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by Jackie S

The reason is the way the power structure is set up in the Senate.

If she caucuses with the Democrats, it is nothing more than a PR stunt, because nothing changes.

If you think about it, the Democrats, by pure party affiliation, don’t really have the majority, since three Senators now claim to be independents. That means 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 3 Independents.

ha ha ha....

[dilbert firestorm]

just curious.... has any independent ever caucused with republicans?

[Jackie S]

Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm

just curious.... has any independent ever caucused with republicans?

Joe Lieberman.?

The Democrats and their cronies have already declared Sinema a Traitor. She has a mean streak. She just might decide to caucus with the Republicans out of spite.

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by Jackie S

Joe Lieberman.?

The Democrats and their cronies have already declared Sinema a Traitor. She has a mean streak. She just might decide to caucus with the Republicans out of spite.

its pretty obvious that sinema doesn't like being harassed when she's not on the same page with her so-called demoRat friends.


her political positions apparently evolved overtime

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by Jackie S

Joe Lieberman.?

The Democrats and their cronies have already declared Sinema a Traitor. She has a mean streak. She just might decide to caucus with the Republicans out of spite.

Joe was a democrat.


You might be thinking of that former republican senator from I think Connecticut; he switched to independent but i think he caucused with the democrats.

[HedonistForever]

Joe Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, having served as a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently he is an Independent.

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by HedonistForever

Joe Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, having served as a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's nominee for Vice President in the 2000 election. Currently he is an Independent.

old joe was from Connecticut. yeah...

the one I mentioned was republican tho.

ah.. he was senator of Rhode Island. lincoln chafee

he made the switch while he was governor of Rhode Island. He switched 3 times.

.-------------.-----------------.
| Republican  | 1993 – 2007     |
:-------------+-----------------:
| Independent | 2007 – 2013     |
:-------------+-----------------:
| Democratic  | 2013 – 2019     |
:-------------+-----------------:
| Libertarian | 2019 – present  |
'-------------'-----------------'

[dilbert firestorm]

there was a certain jim jeffords who switched in early 2000 and sided with demorats