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In reply to the discussion: Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego announces Senate bid in challenge to Kyrsten Sinema [View all]grantcart
(53,061 posts)38. Arizona is very liberal socially no cares about that
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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Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego announces Senate bid in challenge to Kyrsten Sinema [View all]
brooklynite
Jan 2023
OP
i hope he gets 405838597 more votes than the (Not REALLY a Dem) Middle Age Barbie
Trueblue1968
Jan 2023
#39
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
He can win the Dem primary, but he wouldn't face her until the general election
FakeNoose
Jan 2023
#13
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
If she runs in the primary and loses, she can't run as an independent in the general
Fiendish Thingy
Jan 2023
#22
Why would she? It would be throwing away her last chance to benefit from her position.
quakerboy
Jan 2023
#41
I would not be too surprised if Sinema grabs a fair number of Republican votes
Tom Rinaldo
Jan 2023
#17
I hope he makes it, we need more legislators like this. Great background & ad.
appalachiablue
Jan 2023
#18