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In reply to the discussion: I think I understand Synema [View all]BlueCheeseAgain
(1,654 posts)I understand the frustration with her current behavior on the big reconciliation package. And the evolution from Green Party leftist to conservative Democrat is unusual for sure.
But I don't think there's evidence to say she's dumb, and in fact a fair amount of evidence to the contrary. She was high school valedictorian, graduated college as a teenager, and has three postgraduate degrees. She served three terms in the Arizona House and another term in the Arizona Senate, and served three terms as a congresswoman before winning her U.S. Senate seat. Her election was the first Democratic win in Arizona in 30 years. All told she's been a legislator for 16 years now-- she's not some ingenue.
Do I really, really, really wish she would support the reconciliation package, or at the very least, make it clearer what she needs in order for her to support it? Of course. But I don't think she's an airhead-- far from it.