A little more than a day after the Democratic achievement in the state of Georgia, comes from the Democratic Party and US President Joe Biden: Senator-elect Kristen Sinema announced her retirement from the party and her identification as an independent senator.
Sinema was elected to the Senate as a Democratic candidate in 2019, after three terms Consecutive in the House of Representatives.
In a 45-minute interview, the senator told POLITICO that she would not hold a joint vote with Republicans and said she intended to vote the same way she had for four years in the Senate.
"Nothing will change in my values or my behavior," she said.
If Sinema follows through on that pledge, Democrats will still have a majority of the Senate in the next Congress, though it won't quite be the neat, tidy 51 seats they got.
They are also expected to get the votes to control the Senate committees.
And Sinema's move means Sen. Joe Manchin will retain some, but not all, of his influence on the Democratic committee.
Sinema did not comment on whether she would run for re-election in 2024, and informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of her decision on Thursday.
"I don't foresee anything changing in the structure of the Senate," Sinema said, adding that part of the exact mechanics of how her switch affects the chamber is "a question for Chuck Schumer ... I'm going to show up to work, do the same job I always do. I'm just intends to show up to work as a freelancer."
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