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This seems to be good news. If Sinema was going to run, she would have jumped in and got that process going. Her hesitation seems proof that the hopelessness of the situation has reached her brain. She doesn't want to lose. If she runs and gets less than 10%, her political reputation is cooked. She is already the biggest political sell out in history. Hard to think of another politician that did a complete 180 in such a short time. She talks about what her constituents want but why care now? Her constituents wanted her to do public forums and she ran into the bathroom to avoid those.
So, she is stalling to use up the funds she has on travel and food perks. She is also probably trying to land the big fish - that will reward her handsomely for running for senate. If that doesn't happen, she will drift away. I don't see her being an effective lobbyist. Who takes her calls? Nobody on January 3rd. I don't see her as a tv personality. She is terrible on TV and spends most of her time running from journalists. Being a media figure requires real work and showing up almost every day. Hard to do that while she is shopping and dining out.
As far as the future, Sinema will run for national office someday, and then she can be the world class irritant she longs to be and tap into that leftover campaign money.
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Desert Dog
(95 posts)Last edited Mon Feb 5, 2024, 06:53 PM - Edit history (2)
...plus a few.
People will have forgotten about the particulars of Sinema's career. Will she flip again and shun the turtle? She will trumpet her bipartisan work.. and that will appeal to NOBODY.
I expect that she will write a book, use her eventual national campaign to promote that book and get oodles of attention.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(13,438 posts)Desert Dog
(95 posts)She is such a blatant troll at this point. It is all a show. I don't think she is serious about any issue close to us. It is performance art.
The saddest part is she could have made a real mark. She was relatively young for the Senate and she could have led us on crucial issues like reproductive rights and fair justice. Nope. She went all in for the money. I will always wonder if the Trump/ Putin mob got to her. The political switchover for her happened like whip lash.
Generic Brad
(14,374 posts)Where does she find the time? Aren't most of her waking hours spent selling her sweaty workout garments on eBay (or was that just a passing phase)?
