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    Sinema's break with the Democratic Party may not help her as much as she'd like

    by Domenico Montanaro Dec 10, 2022 4 minutes

    Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has always marched to her own beat.

    So it's not shocking that she decided this week she's officially switching from the Democratic Party to be an independent.

    "Arizonans are strong and independent."

    "A fiercely independent record."

    "Independent, just like Arizona."

    Those weren't quotes from her announcement Friday. Those were from one of her widely run 2018 Senate campaign ads (which is still at the top of her YouTube page).

    Making herself look like an "independent" has been part of her brand for some time – despite her earlier days as a liberal activist.

    She's not the first senator to switch parties – Jim Jeffords of Vermont defected from the GOP 20-plus

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