'Broken': Kyrsten Sinema confirms she 'absolutely' will not join the GOP
As Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) vies for re-election, she has confirmed becoming a member of the Republican Party is not in her future, NBC reports.
The senator left the Democratic Party last year to register as an Independent, saying, "Arizonans – including many registered as Democrats or Republicans – are eager for leaders who focus on common-sense solutions rather than party doctrine."
She emphasized in a statement, "But if the loudest, most extreme voices continue to drive each party toward the fringes – and if party leaders stay more focused on energizing their bases than delivering for all Americans – these kinds of lasting legislative successes will become rarer."
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During an interview with CBS' Face the Nation Sunday, the senator assured viewers she will remain an Independent.
According to NBC, when host Margaret Brennan asked the Arizona leader whether she'd consider becoming Republican, Sinema referred to both parties as "broken," noting, "You don't go from one broken party to another."
Therefore, the senator concluded she is will "absolutely" not associate with either one.
During the same interview, the Sinema again criticized both parties "accusing them of playing games with the nation's debt ceiling" adding "the votes don't exist" in either chamber of Congress.
When Brennan asked what she believe a debt ceiling deal "looks like," Sinema said, "Both parties are talking without listening to each other. They're just talking right past each other," before later adding, "Both parties have played this game for years and so we're in a situation where one party is saying they will not negotiate at all with the other party. I think that's a very dangerous place to be, cause one, it's not realistic and two, that is not going, it's just not going to happen."
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