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- Former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema said she left the Democratic Party because it signaled she was unwelcome.
- Sinema argued Democrats favor short-term political gains over long-term institutional concerns such as the filibuster.
- Sinema described herself as a fiscally conservative, socially moderate “blue-dog” Democrat when she entered Congress in 2012.
- Sinema warned most Americans live in a moderate, fiscally conservative middle that lacks party representation.
