Sen. Sinema is not voting the way a good little obedient D should.....
There's something going on here that the primitives don't understand--and alas many times Republicans and conservatives don't either.
By purposely making herself an
outlier among Democrats and among senators in general, Sinema is enhancing her popularity. Sometimes it pays to be "different."
Here in Nebraska, we had Senators George Norris and Ben Nelson. Norris was way before any of the primitives other than California Peggy, and at any rate was a dissident Republican, but I'm pretty sure many primitives recall Nelson with loathing and contempt because he didn't follow the Democrat herd.
In fact, the time Nelson went blindly along with other Democrats marked the beginning of his decline, which was precipitous. He was so popular among Nebraska Democrats that in 2008, it wouldn't have made any difference which presidential candidate he supported, Clinton or Obama.
Obama was the favorite of the brainless herd, and Clinton could have used his endorsement.
He could've made a difference, but didn't. By going along with the crowd, he lost any chance he had of being a lifetime senator from Nebraska. The Democrats were always going to vote for him anyway, but he depended upon the larger number of Nebraska Republicans who voted for him, and once they saw he was just another Democrat, they ditched him.