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In reply to the discussion: Sinema is not confused or misguided. What she's doing is deliberate and intentional. [View all]AZSkiffyGeek
(11,011 posts)Im just sick of people reading far more sinister motivations. Shes a moderate Democrat from a mostly red state with zero clue how to appear on the National stage. She sees herself as the spiritual heir to McCain and plays up her Im everyones Senator and there needs to be compromise to a fault. And she manages to do it in the shittiest-looking way possible every time. But shes not actively trying to undermine the Democrats, and if you look under the surface, its apparent that her contrariness, while horrible looking, isnt costing any of the legislation. We cant prove it, but looking at her overall record she is never the deciding vote against Democrats. Its all optics. And unfortunately shes not good at optics.
Make no mistake, Im seriously pissed about her no show last week, but it didnt sink the vote at all.