LZ Granderson: Challenging Kyrsten Sinema makes the primary so wild that national Democrats will just stand back
by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times
Jan 25, 2023
3 minutes
I first heard rumors about Rep. Ruben Gallego challenging Sen. Kyrsten Sinema within small political circles in Arizona last summer. Liberal discontent for Sinema reached my ears much earlier. Years ago.
In fact, it wasn't long after Sinema became the country's first openly bisexual senator, in 2019, that local LGBTQ grassroots leaders began noticing it was getting more difficult to get Sinema to make appearances at queer events.
The community's frustration spilled over and declared herself an independent.
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