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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves the Democratic Party, registers independent

Published December 9, 2022 at 11:33 AM CST

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday she was leaving the Democratic party and has registered as an independent.

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes talks with Alejandra Gomez, co-director of grassroots political organization LUCHA, about Sinema’s decision.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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