Sinema switch tempers Georgia win
Arizona Senator will still caucus with Democrats
This is a special Saturday edition of ‘Regular Order’ for December 10, 2020.
KYRSTEN. While it doesn’t change the control of the U.S. Senate, Democrats were jolted on Friday as Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she was leaving the Democratic Party - and switching her party affiliation to independent. It came three days after Democrats won a final Senate race in Georgia to secure a majority.
SINEMA. "I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics by declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington," Sinema said in a statement.
VIDEO. The opening of a slickly-produced, campaign-style video told the story.