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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSchumer tells Sinema he's backing her in Ariz. Senate race
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) phoned Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) during the August recess and told her he would back her over other primary candidates should she decide to run against vulnerable Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), multiple sources told The Hill.
Schumer also placed a phone call with Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, another Democrat who had been eyeing a Senate bid, and told him he was going with Sinema, the sources said.
The phone calls are the clearest sign yet that Sinema, 41, a centrist Democrat serving her third term in the House, is gearing up for a Senate run in the Grand Canyon State.
An announcement is expected any day.
Its not even certain that Sinema would face her former House colleague, Flake, in a general-election match-up. Hes deeply unpopular in Arizona and has been locked in a months-long feud with President Trump, whose allies are working to unseat Flake for his disloyalty.
A HighGround poll in Arizona found that one Trump-inspired GOP primary challenger, former state Sen. Kelli Ward, is leading Flake 43 percent to 28 percent. That same poll showed Sinema beating Flake in a potential match-up 41 percent to 33 percent.
Shes done a very effective job working across the aisle. And she voted against Nancy Pelosi twice for Speaker, said former Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), whom conservative groups have unsuccessfully tried to recruit to challenge Flake in a primary.
I think she will be a formidable challenger to whoever she runs against, Salmon said.
Spokespeople for Sinema, Stanton and Schumer all declined to comment for this story. Schumers blessing essentially clears the path for Sinema and means she would have access to staffing and other resources from the Senate Democrats campaign arm, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which Schumer once led.
Stanton, who is in his second term as Phoenix mayor, is also eyeing Sinemas House seat. But because hers is a swing-district seat, candidates from both parties will be lining up to run.
Schumer also placed a phone call with Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, another Democrat who had been eyeing a Senate bid, and told him he was going with Sinema, the sources said.
The phone calls are the clearest sign yet that Sinema, 41, a centrist Democrat serving her third term in the House, is gearing up for a Senate run in the Grand Canyon State.
An announcement is expected any day.
Its not even certain that Sinema would face her former House colleague, Flake, in a general-election match-up. Hes deeply unpopular in Arizona and has been locked in a months-long feud with President Trump, whose allies are working to unseat Flake for his disloyalty.
A HighGround poll in Arizona found that one Trump-inspired GOP primary challenger, former state Sen. Kelli Ward, is leading Flake 43 percent to 28 percent. That same poll showed Sinema beating Flake in a potential match-up 41 percent to 33 percent.
Shes done a very effective job working across the aisle. And she voted against Nancy Pelosi twice for Speaker, said former Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), whom conservative groups have unsuccessfully tried to recruit to challenge Flake in a primary.
I think she will be a formidable challenger to whoever she runs against, Salmon said.
Spokespeople for Sinema, Stanton and Schumer all declined to comment for this story. Schumers blessing essentially clears the path for Sinema and means she would have access to staffing and other resources from the Senate Democrats campaign arm, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which Schumer once led.
Stanton, who is in his second term as Phoenix mayor, is also eyeing Sinemas House seat. But because hers is a swing-district seat, candidates from both parties will be lining up to run.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/350164-schumer-tells-sinema-hes-backing-her-in-ariz-senate-race
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Schumer tells Sinema he's backing her in Ariz. Senate race (Original Post)
PatsFan87
Sep 2017
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marybourg
(12,606 posts)1. I'm very excited about her! nt
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)2. I want someone else
Of course I'd support her against a Republican but not in a primary. She became a DINO after getting elected, she didn't need to because she won despite one of the most negative campaigns I ever seen but her strategy has been to move to the right worried about reelections.
She recently cosponsored legislation that lets business get away with ADA violations.