
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona made a bombshell announcement on Friday morning, December 9: She is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent. The centrist ex-Democrat told Politico that she will not be caucusing with Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
Never Trump conservative Charlie Sykes weighs in on Sinema's departure from the Democratic Party in a December 9 Morning Shots column for The Bulwark, including the possible implications when she is up for reelection in 2024.