What we COULD have had....

[634-5789]

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Hang in there

[karin_sj]

2. Ugh

And now she is an independent. A little less than two long years before we (hopefully) will be rid of this attention-seeking, unethical, grifting opportunist who cares nothing about the people who voted for her—only herself. It's infuriating.

[2naSalit]

3. It gives us the freedom...

To openly campaign against her now.

[InstantGratification]

22. Very true....

....but there is a flip side to that as well. We can't take her out in the primary anymore. Running as an independent, she has a free pass to the general election. She won't win in the general, but she might draw off enough D votes to hand the seat to the R. That isn't a done deal, but it is a realistic fear for us.

[Delphinus]

27. Belated

welcome to DU!

I wrote cards to folks in Arizona this last election reminding them of all we had accomplished and to remember to vote.

[Irish_Dem]

4. She truly hates Americans.

[area51]

21. +1 n/t

[republianmushroom]

5. Just a fine republican.

[calimary]

6. Honestly, Krysten, what IS it with the bare arms?

It’s become quite the statement but I’m not sure what it is she’s trying to say.

[Abigail_Adams]

19. With the exception of

her outer space getup at the SOTU. No one who expects to be taken seriously should be dressing like a middle school kid begging for attention. That's what makes me think she just doesn't care if she's respected, she'll vote however her donors tell her to, regard of her party affiliation of the week.

[calimary]

30. Welcome to DU, Abigail_Adams!

That certainly is one way to explain it. Indeed, maybe that's it - that she just doesn't care if she's respected because the agenda of her big donors is what matters most.

[Wild blueberry]

7. We need a Sin-enema

And.....flush.

[Joinfortmill]

18. Lol

[Warpy]

8. Here's hoping Ruben Gallegos can toss her bony butt out into the street

but I'm sure she'll keep popping up, maybe even get elected as AZ governor at some point.

What a dismal disappointment that woman has been. Good riddance.

[Jimvanhise]

9. A REASON?

Keith Olbermann used to know her well and says that she was even more liberal than he is, and he wonders if someone has blackmailed her.

[diane in sf]

12. I think they bought her.

[JudyM]

14. A likely explanation for a lot of what's been happening in Congress, IMO.

Of course, that’s giving folks the benefit of the doubt, since it’s a few levels of depraved below simple greed.

[OldBaldy1701E]

20. Well, when this is the makeup of Congress...

(and I wish to point out that the number is now closer to 58%)

Until we remove this demographic we are always under the control of the green piece of paper. Especially politicians. Who will always vote with whomever fills their fat wallets.

[c-rational]

28. +1 Agreed.

[JudyM]

29. Interesting stat, thanks for putting that up. We need deep investigations

of how much of that wealth is coming from corporate lobbyists, inside investment info, “interest groups” and payoffs. I’m not a financial auditor but there ought to be a way of tracking unethical gains.

Bribes may also easily be in a nonmonetary form. Putin, for example, has been spying and will use this to manipulate our government actions… and republican lawmakers are known for their extramaritals and other hidden activities they could be bribed to keep private. They are easy marks for bribery.

[OldBaldy1701E]

31. Absolutely.

However, the danger is not dirty money. The danger is money. (I know, I know... saying that in this country is like saying I just killed a bus load of {insert something shocking}, it doesn't change what I am saying.)

[Cha]

10. KR! TY

[Cha]

11. That would be an Excellent Ad

for Rep Gallegos to run against her.

[FakeNoose]

13. K & R Sinema sold her soul to the devil

Now the devil doesn't want her, and neither does anyone else.

[questionseverything]

15. The graphic forgets the expanded child tax credit

It changed the lives of poor children and families more than anything else proposed

And then it was taken away

[liberalla]

16. Wow. When you see it listed like that, it's devastating... the enormity is even more

than I appreciated at the time. I hope this campaign to replace her is successful.

Go Ruben!

[Joinfortmill]

17. Because she isn't a liberal & don't vote for former Green Party candidates. They're Putin tainted

And God only knows what else, billionaire bought?

[dlk]

23. A clear example of what dark money in politics costs us

The corruption hurts us all.

[niyad]

24. bookmarking this handy list.

[Silent3]

25. But we kept the glorious filibuster!

Yay!

[LittleGirl]

26. The only vote I regret. eom