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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
38. Arizona is very liberal socially no cares about that
Mon Jan 23, 2023, 05:54 PM
Jan 2023

When she ran for Senate not one word was said about her sexuality. It was common knowledge that her Republican opponent is gay.

There has already been polling out that running against a generic R and a generic D she would pull equally from R and D and she would be in third place.

But she won't be running against generic candidates. Gallego will be very popular among Democrats, and the R will be a nutjob i.e. Ward or Lake.

Gallego's theme of pursuing the American dream (video) is going ignite the Hispanic population even conservative Hispanics.

Sinema was really never really popular even in the Democratic party. Gabby cleared the field for her. I spent hundreds of hours on her Senate campaign and the main motivation was keeping the Republican out. She burned a lot of bridges by not doing basic things. Volunteers never got a thank you, no celebration party and no chance to meet the candidate at a meet and greet. She is a spectacularly bad retail campaigner and has built up no reservoir of affection in the party. AFAIK she makes no Arizona visits as Senator and has made more trips to Europe than Phoenix over the last 4 years. She would be humiliated in a landslide if she ran in the Dem party. All of her consultants (ie fundraiser infrastructure) have abandoned her.

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Good. We need to be rid of her ASAP. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2023 #1
Too bad there's no way to "recall" her (or is there one?) Justice matters. Jan 2023 #36
i hope he gets 405838597 more votes than the (Not REALLY a Dem) Middle Age Barbie Trueblue1968 Jan 2023 #39
Bravo! moreland01 Jan 2023 #2
Does AZ have a runoff if nobody gets 50%? oldsoftie Jan 2023 #3
They definitely do not have run off elections. Winner takes all. jimfields33 Jan 2023 #5
Well, I dont know why she'd change affiliations if she WASNT going to. oldsoftie Jan 2023 #31
It gives her the best position to grift quakerboy Jan 2023 #40
I'm sure Sinema doesn't care. As many have noted here and in the media, she's slated herself... machoneman Jan 2023 #4
Yes, good points, but what good will Sinema be to the Repubes if she isn't a "Democratic" LaMouffette Jan 2023 #10
Independent vs Democrat nwliberalkiwi Jan 2023 #6
In the General Election but not in a Primary. SharonClark Jan 2023 #8
Great news! FoxNewsSucks Jan 2023 #7
Very good ad. niyad Jan 2023 #9
Donate here NBachers Jan 2023 #11
A Gallego-Sinema-Lake match-up in 2024? Zambero Jan 2023 #12
He can win the Dem primary, but he wouldn't face her until the general election FakeNoose Jan 2023 #13
Why do you assume she won't run in the Democratic Primary? brooklynite Jan 2023 #14
Because she changed parties so she would not have to run bottomofthehill Jan 2023 #15
No, she changed Parties and said nothing about how she would run for re-election. brooklynite Jan 2023 #23
St Bernie of Burlington can do that in a very small state with few voters. bottomofthehill Jan 2023 #25
Happen to know how many she needs as an Independent? News Junkie Jan 2023 #28
She doesn't have a chance the Democratic Party primary grantcart Jan 2023 #30
She won't draw more R votes that D votes Polybius Jan 2023 #33
Arizona is very liberal socially no cares about that grantcart Jan 2023 #38
Only when he ran for President Polybius Jan 2023 #32
If she runs in the primary and loses, she can't run as an independent in the general Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #22
she would be wasting her time and money igorman Jan 2023 #27
Why would she? It would be throwing away her last chance to benefit from her position. quakerboy Jan 2023 #41
I posted this on another thread in this but this is my fear. bottomofthehill Jan 2023 #16
I would not be too surprised if Sinema grabs a fair number of Republican votes Tom Rinaldo Jan 2023 #17
It all depends on the R candidate. former9thward Jan 2023 #20
You are right, Ducey did get to 55 percent bottomofthehill Jan 2023 #24
"The Republican High Water Mark is about 46.5 percent" Polybius Jan 2023 #34
I hope he makes it, we need more legislators like this. Great background & ad. appalachiablue Jan 2023 #18
The effects of population growth is bringing a political shift to Arizona. lees1975 Jan 2023 #19
Donating today! Nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2023 #21
like it republianmushroom Jan 2023 #26
Yes, please. Ruben Gallegos is a solid Democrat Warpy Jan 2023 #29
Just donated to Rueben aax Jan 2023 #35
Donating soon! nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2023 #37
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