MORE BAD NEWS FOR SINEMA AS SHE RUNS OUT OF TIME TO ANNOUNCE RE-ELECTION
Kyrsten Sinema is literally running out of time to announce her candidacy after Arizona lawmakers moved up signature-filing deadlines for candidates by a week, to April 1. The recent headlines aren’t making a potential candidacy look any more winnable for her.
Could it be that she sees the writing on the wall and is ready to start joining some corporate boards or a lobbying firm?
Newsweek: If It Wants To Beat MAGA, Democratic Party Has To Dump Sinema, Menendez
Ezra Levin | February 23, 2024
Sinema and Menendez are dragging the Democratic Party down, but we don’t have to let them. Democrats can sever ties with these senators. […]
Democrats cannot credibly say they stand for the rule of law when they accept a sitting senator under FBI indictment for hiding gold bar bribes in his bathtub. Democrats cannot credibly say they’re going to codify abortion rights while giving a pass to the senator who helped kill the Democrats’ own abortion rights bill.
Arizona Republic: Arizona Senate race: Ruben Gallego picks up support of abortion groups
Morgan Fischer | February 26, 2024
Previous longtime endorsers of incumbent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., Reproductive Freedom for All, formally known as NARAL Pro-Choice, has felt “betrayed” by Sinema’s actions surrounding abortion access, Timmaraju said. […] In addition to a name change after the Dobbs decision, Reproductive Freedom for All decided to choose Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., for their first big national endorsement for the 2024 election.
The Mesa Tribune: Sinema appears headed for box office bomb
JD Hayworth | February 25, 2024
Produced primarily in the Swamp of Washington, DC, with on-location shooting in Arizona, a “Sinematic” vision is continuing to unravel. The working title is “Re-elect Kyrsten Sinema to the Senate in 2024,” but critics have nicknamed the effort “Doomsday.” […]
Either Sinema gets off the dime and gets serious about campaigning to keep her seat, or she can opt for a maudlin end to her time in political office, giving a “Farewell” floor speech by turns self-pitying and self-glorifying. In so doing, she would resemble her Republican predecessor Jeff Flake, announcing her intent to “flake off” and leave the Senate after a single term.
The Hill: Gallego leads Lake, Sinema in Arizona Senate race: Poll
Jared Gans | February 22, 2024
The Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey found Gallego leading by 6 points, with 36 percent support to 30 percent for Lake and 21 percent for Sinema, while 13 percent were undecided. In a head-to-head match-up between Gallego and Lake, Gallego’s lead expands to 7 points, 46 percent to 39 percent, with 15 percent undecided.
The Bulwark: Why the Sinema Enigma Matters
A.B. Stoddard | February 20, 2024
Sinema, known to sometimes work her wardrobe into the conversation, avoids the press and keeps her views and plans closely held. She has now become the last holdout of senators representing swing states up for election this cycle; all the others have announced their plans to either run again or retire.
Should she run again, Sinema could help elect GOP candidate Kari Lake to the Senate and Donald Trump to the White House in a critical battleground. Her retirement could make it harder for them.
[…] Helping Lake become a U.S. senator would be terrible for democracy. And private equity opportunities and wine tours await. Sinema should retire now and beat Nikki Haley to all the best job offers.
Arizona Republic: Kyrsten Sinema trails far behind in the polls. Can she make a comeback in Senate race?
Ron Hansen | February 19, 2024
Sinema, I-Ariz., is consistently finishing third in polls of the race, sometimes by more than 20 percentage points behind either Democrat Ruben Gallego, a U.S. representative, or Republican Kari Lake, a former TV news anchor. Voting in Arizona will begin in early October, meaning a comeback, if there is to be one, must get underway quickly.
Political comebacks are an inexact science, but there are few prominent examples of anyone winning a federal race in recent memory after trailing by double digits with less than eight months to go before voting begins. […]
Sinema is also very well known to voters, suggesting that most have already formed an opinion of her that could be hard to change.
Axios: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is almost out of time to launch a re-election campaign
Jessica Boehm | February 20, 2024
Local consultant Meghan Cox, who has organized major signature campaigns, tells Axios Phoenix Sinema would realistically need to get 60,000-65,000 signatures to ensure enough are valid. That’s possible if the campaign starts in the next two weeks, she says. It would likely cost Sinema’s campaign at least $1 million just to qualify for the ballot, Cox says.
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