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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is Calling For ‘Middle Ground’ On Abortion Rights.

Just when you think you couldn’t possibly loathe her more.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readAug 23, 2023
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Is there a single Democratic voter, on the left or more to the middle, who likes Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema?

Throughout her tenure in federal government Sinema has not even really tried to deny that she’s in it for herself, going from a Green Party candidate to one of the most conservative Democrats in power today, rivaling Joe Manchin. She has given the middle finger to the base at seemingly every possible turn, and I’m not sure any of us who follow politics will be forgetting the way she gleefully voted down a $15 minimum wage, curtsying and making sure to get Mitch McConnell’s attention before she did it.

Well Sinema is at it again, this time calling for the Biden administration and Senator Tommy Tuberville to find a middle ground when it comes to aboortion.

Allan Smith and Sahil Kapur with NBC News write:

“According to a recording obtained by NBC News, Sinema told a meeting of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce last week that she has “offered” to help both sides come to a consensus.

“I know that Coach does not want to undermine the readiness of our United States military,” Sinema said…

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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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