A senator affiliated with President Biden's party said she was leaving the Democratic Party and would be independent - no party. This decision raises concerns for the Democrats, since they lose 1 vote in the Senate and damages the majority, albeit low, won by the president's party. Joe Biden's term is heading towards its last two years and the loss of support for this senator could make it difficult for her to approve new projects for her party. Check out more details about the effects of Senator Kyrsten Sinema's decision.
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46-year-old senator, elected by the state of Arizona, Kyrsten Sinema decided to leave the party of the Democrats in the week in which her former party won in the state of Georgia. With this victory, the party would have 51 votes, guaranteeing a majority in the Senate and more power in approving bills and laws.
The senator considers the party system defective, in addition to having already gone against several of the president's projects, such as electoral reform.
The senator said, to the Arizona Republic newspaper, the same in which she made her departure announcement, the following: “When politicians are more focused on stopping the opposition from winning than improving Americans' lives, it's the Americans who lose. common”. The senator's departure raises doubts about how the Senate scenario will be in the coming years.
Relationship in the Senate
Kyrsten Sinema is considered a more center-oriented politician and, despite having been part of the Democrats, she has voted against it a few times. Expectations regarding the senator's future positions are unclear and she has not guaranteed that she will follow the Democrats' votes.
However, the senator reinforced, in an interview with the Politico portal, that she should not join the Republicans, opposition party, and which must make its decisions based on its ideological line of the last 4 years.
Guidelines defended by the senator
The senator has already spoken out in favor of gun control bills, permission for gay marriage and other issues involving the community. LGBTQIA+. Still, the senator voted in favor of the impeachment of the former president donald trump.
