Let’s Talk About Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s Supposed Reelection Strategy.

The Arizona senator is deeply unserious.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readSep 28, 2023
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Ah, Kyrsten Sinema.

Somehow, the Arizona senator has found her way into the headlines again. This time, it has to do with the supposed reelection strategy Sinema sent out as she navigates a 2024 campaign no longer listed as a Democrat, but as an independent.

Ronald J. Hansen with AZ Central writes:

“Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is pitching her still-undeclared campaign to prospective donors as built on overwhelmingly winning independent voters and siphoning more support from Republicans than Democrats.

Her plan is outlined in two paragraphs of a two-page document obtained by NBC News and relies on framing the nominees of both major parties as “extremists, as expected.”

Sinema’s memo to potential supporters includes a pie chart suggesting she could claim 60% to 70% of Arizona’s independent voters. Her campaign sees her taking 10% to 20% of Democratic voters and 25% to 35% of Republicans…”

60–70% of independents.

10–20% of Democrats.

25–35% of Republicans.

It’s hard not to look at these estimations and imagine that even Sinema herself believes…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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