Lawmakers and political pundits react on Sunday to the surprising news that Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent.
Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mt., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and more argue Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's exit from the Democratic Party will not result in big changes in the Senate.Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema"Democrats are downplaying this, but it is a gut punch with real implications for how they govern and how they campaign," ABC political director Rick Klein said Sunday.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., speaks at a news conference after the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act at the Capitol Building on Nov. 29, 2022, in Washington, D.C. "Look, I'm also a farmer, and I can tell you that we would not have the farm today if it was not for the Democratic politics of FDR," Tester said."And my grandfather and grandmother talked to us about that. My folks talked to me about that. And I will tell you that I am forever grateful for that because I'm blessed to be a farmer. I love agriculture and I wouldn't be one without the Democrats.
"He's never going to be a Republican, in my view," Christie said on ABC's"This Week.""I think Joe Manchin is a Democrat, going all the way back to his mom and dad. It’s part of who he is." "Voters, as you know, Chuck, will forgive a lot of things. But hypocrisy, as that is shown right there? That is tough for them to get over," Belcher said on"Meet the Press."
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