GiddyGap@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoDemocrat Bob Menendez finds unlikely defenders in the GOPwww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down14
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minus-squarehypelightfly@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoSinema didn't switch parties. Switching parties would require joining the Republican party for it to matter in the Senate. Sinema switched to independent (no party) and is still caucusing with the Democratic party.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoShe's literally telling prospective donors that, should she run for re-election, she'd appeal to Republican voters more than Dem ones. She's a Republican in all but name and, with how much of a corrupt hypocrite she is, she'll fit right in once she makes it official.
Sinema didn't switch parties. Switching parties would require joining the Republican party for it to matter in the Senate. Sinema switched to independent (no party) and is still caucusing with the Democratic party.
She's literally telling prospective donors that, should she run for re-election, she'd appeal to Republican voters more than Dem ones.
She's a Republican in all but name and, with how much of a corrupt hypocrite she is, she'll fit right in once she makes it official.