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The Arizona senator’s decision to leave the Democratic Party has put leading Democratic officials in a very tight spot.
Gallego is the favorite to earn the Democratic nomination for a potential three-way race.
The newly independent Arizona senator is set to lose access to Democratic voter data, complicating her path to reelection.
With potential challengers circling, Democrats must decide how to avoid a messy Arizona Senate primary now that's she's switched to independent.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Vermont independent said he believes part of why the Arizona senator left the Democratic Party is because her constituents lost faith in her.
The senator's move will do little to change the balance of power in the Senate for 2023. But it could mean a lot after the next presidential election.
The Arizona senator is switching her party affiliation from Democrat to independent.
The Arizona senator's switch to independent may not affect Democrats' thin Senate majority.
The moderate Democrat is influencing the state’s Senate and governor’s races.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D) justified her opposition to ending the filibuster with some magical thinking: that Republicans want bipartisanship.