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Turns Out Pretty Much Everyone Hates Kyrsten Sinema.
Well, she’s certainly earned it.
(T.J. Kirkpatrick | The New York Times)
Maybe it’s just me, but it’s seemed as though in recent months Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has sort of faded into the background, hasn’t she? It feels as though she’s decided to slip into the background a bit more, and not be quite so brazen in her obstruction of the Democratic Party’s agenda. Probably because, as every politician does, she’s paid some attention to the polls.
Unfortunately for her though, it hasn’t seemed to help and as it turns out, virtually everyone hates Kyrsten Sinema.
Dan Kois with Slate writes:
“Bipartisanship has always been important to Kyrsten Sinema, the senator from Arizona. Though she’s a Democrat, she has styled her career, it is often said, after “maverick” John McCain and prides herself on her frequent partnerships with Republicans. Her social media accounts and official statements often tout that she’s working “across the aisle,” trying to bring both sides together.
Well: mission accomplished!
These numbers, from a new Arizona poll commissioned by the AARP, are pretty remarkable! Her unpopularity “crosses the aisle” like that of no politician I’ve ever seen. A solid 54 percent of Arizona Republicans don’t like her. And 51 percent of…
