The resignation of the Arizona senator and the challenge of the Democrats to maintain the majority of the Senate

“Kristen Sinema”, the US senator from the state of Arizona, announced that she will not participate in the upcoming congressional elections in November, and in this way, the Democrats will have to maintain their majority in the Senate in this state. They have to compete with the Republicans. Ms. “Kristen Sinema”, the senator from the state of Arizona, who announced her withdrawal from the upcoming elections on Tuesday local time, entered the Congress as a Democrat in 2019. became America, but separated from this party in 2022 and declared itself independent.

Kristen Sinema, like Bernie Sanders, an independent senator from the state of Vermont, aligned with the Democrats so that they could keep their majority in the Senate.

Senator Sinema would have faced a tough re-election if he had decided to run for a second term, but his withdrawal now means the November election is likely to be a two-way race between Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat, and Kari Lake, a Republican. It is Arizona’s state seat that could help determine control of the Senate.

Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, who heads the Senate Democratic campaign, said the party will work “tirelessly” to keep the seat in Democratic control.

Steve Daines, chairman of the Senate Republican campaign, said that Sen. Kristen Cinema’s absence from the upcoming election “creates a unique opportunity for Republicans to build a stable majority in the Senate this November.”

The Democratic Party is in control of the Senate with a minimum majority of 51 to 49, and with Ms. Cinema’s resignation, her seat in Arizona, which is a swing state and the Republicans have a strong base in this state, can be won by Joe Biden’s party. (Democrats) in order to control this parliament.

At the same time, “Joe Mention”, another Democratic senator of this house from the state of West Virginia, which was one of the important bases of the Republicans, has also announced that he will resign after the end of the Senate in January 2025.

Donald Trump won about 80% of the votes in the state of West Virginia in 2016 and 2020, and analysts say that the replacement of the current Democratic US senator will be a Republican.

Source: IRNA