Sen. Sinema’s exit from the party presents a thorny dilemma for Democrats: They can't throw her overboard, but they'll also face pressure need to find a nominee in 2024 since the Arizona state party is determined to back a Democrat.
WASHINGTON — Democrats are grappling with how to handle a potential re-election bid by newly minted independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024, fearing that a three-way battle could split their voters and throw the race to Republicans in Arizona.
Sinema’s exit presents a thorny dilemma for Democrats. They can't throw her overboard because her vote is key to the party's 51-seat Senate majority for the next two years — they might need her vote to approve nominations or must-pass bills. But with the Arizona state partya Democrat in the race, and multiple prospects gearing up to run, national Democrats will face pressure to support a nominee of their own.
"Once she announces whether she’s running for re-election or whether she will, frankly, cash out, then folks will get a better sense," the Democratic strategist said."It’s challenging." Schumer said he has granted Sinema’s request to preserve her committee assignments through the Democratic Party, meaning the 51-49 partisan organization of the chamber won’t change.
“Her change in partisanship to independent reflects very much her own leadership style and she’s a very independent member of our caucus,” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who also faces re-election in 2024. She wouldn’t say if Democrats should back her but said her working relationship with Sinema won’t change.Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., a former DSCC chair, said: “That’s a call for somebody else.”
“If she decides to run, that could well split the Democratic vote and help the Republicans,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a former chair of his party’s Senate campaign arm.
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