Sen. Kyrsten Sinema coy on 2024 reelection bid as unbiased towards lengthy odds

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona unbiased who left the Democratic Party final yr, dodged questions in an interview aired Sunday on whether or not she’s going to search reelection in 2024 to a second time period, as polls counsel she faces lengthy odds towards Republican and Democratic challengers.

“I’m not here to talk about politics today,” she advised CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “I’m not here to talk about elections today.”

Ms. Sinema nonetheless caucuses with Democrats, appearing as a key member for the social gathering’s one-seat majority. But polling suggests she won’t survive reelection in a three-way race towards challengers from each side of the aisle in a battleground state.

Although retaining her future political ambitions personal, Ms. Sinema’s remarks all through the interview could possibly be interpreted as somebody gearing up for a reelection combat. The televised interview supplied a uncommon glimpse into the first-term senator’s opinion on a bunch of present political points due to her longtime refusal to talk to reporters on Capitol Hill.