When U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday that she’s switching her party affiliation from Democrat to Independent , we immediately started laying the groundwork to replace Sinema in 2024 with a real Democrat who will side with working families.
One possibility who can't be ignored is Iraq War veteran Congressman Ruben Gallego -- an outspoken progressive and a longtime critic of Kyrsten Sinema. Gallego is still deciding whether to run.
National news media from Roll Call and The Hill to the New York Times is covering our push to replace Kyrsten Sinema with a real Democrat in Arizona:
New York Times: Kyrsten Sinema Says She Will Leave the Democratic Party (12/7) By Carl Hulse
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee acerbically headlined its reaction to the news on Friday a "statement on Kyrsten Sinema leaving Democratic Party to spend more time with her Wall Street family."
The Nation: Kyrsten Sinema Formally Enrolls in the Party of Wall Street and Big Pharma (12/9/22) By John Nichols
Grassroots activists recognize that Sinema’s not interested in helping Democrats get things done for working-class Arizonans because, as says Stephanie Taylor, a cofounder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, "Her constituency is Wall Street."
The Hill: Sinema throws curveball into Arizona’s 2024 Senate race (12/11) By Julia Manchester
"She should join her friends on Wall Street in 2024, and Democrats should nominate someone truly on the side of the working class who can unite and win Arizona," said Stephanie Taylor, the co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.
Roll Call: What Sinema’s party switch means for the next Congress and 2024 (12/9) By Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski
Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said Sinema was leaving the Democratic Party to "spend more time with her Wall Street family."
Christian Science Monitor: Sinema’s switch: Betraying voters, or mirroring them? (12/12) By Christa Case Bryant and Story Hinckley
They accuse her of protecting wealthy investors while torpedoing universal child care; one group, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, mocked her as leaving the Democratic Party "to spend more time with her Wall Street family."
19th News: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, poised to become first independent woman senator (12/8) By Grace Panetta
Stephanie Taylor, the co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, said in a statement that Sinema has "no constituency in Arizona among Democratic, Republican, or Independent voters....She should join her friends on Wall Street in 2024, and Democrats should nominate someone truly on the side of the working class who can unite and win Arizona," Taylor said.
Common Dreams: Momentum to 'Replace Sinema' Already Building After She Ditches Dems (12/12) By Jessica Corbett
Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, told The Hill that "she should join her friends on Wall Street in 2024, and Democrats should nominate someone truly on the side of the working class who can unite and win Arizona."
Arizona proved in 2020 and 2022 that real Democrats can win statewide. Starting today, we can start winning in 2024.
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