Don't worry, be a majority: Dems shrug off Sinema's switch

Dec 9 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

In the end, Kyrsten Sinema’s defection from the party could have been a lot worse for Democrats.

The Arizona senator’s decision to go independent will reverberate in Arizona and national political circles for months to come as Sinema's potential reelection approaches. Yet when it comes to the daily operation of the Senate, it seems Democrats will still get something very close to the functional 51-seat majority they assumed they'd won — with perhaps a small asterisk.

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