.SenatorSinema's switch upends 2024 Arizona Senate race
The incumbent Arizona senator did not reveal her 2024 plans Friday as she announced her departure from the Democratic Party. But political operatives in the Grand Canyon State were debating the uncertain impact of Sinema’s surprising move. Some declared it good news for GOP hopes of flipping her seat, others predicted it was bad news for Rep. Ruben Gallego , who is mulling a Senate bid, with still others insisting Sinema has improved her reelection prospects.
Late this past summer, Sinema supported a scaled-down version of the bill, the Inflation Reduction Act, which spends $433 billion and raises $739 billion for government coffers. But the damage to the senator’s standing among Arizona Democrats was already done. She has faced constant haranguing from grassroots Democrats, and Gallego has been preparing for months to challenge Sinema in the 2024 primary. Her prospects of surviving that contest appeared increasingly doubtful.
The party is dominated by grassroots conservatives loyal to former President Donald Trump. This cycle, influenced by Trump’s endorsements, the GOP nominated Kari Lake for governor and Blake Masters for Senate. Despite Biden’s low job approval ratings and voter anxiety about the economy and public safety, both lost. Masters’s loss to Kelly marked the third consecutive defeat for the GOP in Arizona Senate races since the late Sen. John McCain was reelected in 2016.
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