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LOVE: I would just say that I know that she has it in her to do the things that are right. But Love says Sinema's calculations don't fulfill her campaign promises to fellow Democrats. Roughly two-thirds of the state's registered voters are Independents and Republicans. LIFSHITZ: I don't like the way that she's operating right now.ĬASEY: Sinema has made shrewd choices based on Arizona's political reality, Love says. She met Sinema in law school 20 years ago, and they became friends. Maybe we're, like, light pink.ĬASEY: Chris Love heads the board overseeing political work by Planned Parenthood in Arizona. And I'm in a purple state.ĬASEY: Democrats won national races in Arizona in 2020, but Republicans won about everything else.ĬHRIS LOVE: I'm not willing to say that we're purple yet. KEITA: He was always telling us what he thought, you know? That's why we all appreciated and respected him.ĬASEY: Keita says she'll vote against Sinema in a primary but would still vote for Sinema in a general election against who could likely be a Trump Republican. SUKIE KEITA: I feel like Kyrsten Sinema is really an example of somebody who has flipped and has turned into a rebel without a cause.ĬASEY: Keita has soured on Sinema's maverick mindset that's drawn comparisons to the late Republican John McCain. Sukie Keita, an educator and progressive, voted multiple times for Sinema. But at least three groups have now popped up to try and make her vote with her own party. But she's defended her positions as delivering through compromise such as the bipartisan infrastructure bill she helped broker. Actually, I am heading out.ĬASEY: In a statement, Sinema called what happened at the university not a legitimate protest. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Sinema, we want to talk to you real quick. The group put a video of the interaction on Twitter. UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTERS: Hey, hey, ho, ho - Kyrsten Sinema's got to go.ĬASEY: LUCHA confronted Sinema the next day during a bathroom break for a class she teaches at Arizona State University. UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER #1: We're going to see you in 2024.ĬASEY: Living United for Change in Arizona, known as LUCHA, was among the groups that organized a small protest across a busy Phoenix street from where Sinema held a fundraiser. At this point, she finds it hard to believe she'd support Sinema again. She doesn't regret voting for Sinema because it helped her party later get a Senate majority.ĬARRIE LIFSHITZ: But at the same time, I'm very disappointed.ĬASEY: Lifshitz points to Sinema's opposition to filibuster reform and vote against a $15 minimum wage. Be careful because, you know, she might not be exactly who you think she is.ĬASEY: Lifshitz is a Democrat who's grown more progressive through her faith and children. MATTHEW CASEY, BYLINE: Carrie Lifshitz, a neuroscientist and mom in suburban Phoenix, voted for Kyrsten Sinema when she was in the House and now the Senate.ĬASEY: I did have some friends that did tell me that - just be careful. Here's Matthew Casey with our member station KJZZ.
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At a moment when Senate Democrats need every single vote they have to pass anything, Sinema is pushing back against President Biden's social spending plan and its price tag. Next we'll hear what progressive voters in Arizona think of Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema.