Kyrsten Sinema

“It's really rooted in tenets of socialism, which is not reflective of the historic Democratic Party. So it's hard to tell whether it's a hijacking or whether it is actually the movement of the voters' opinions,”

Kyrsten Sinema · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13

Sinema contrasted the Democratic Socialists of America movement with the historic Democratic Party, saying it is rooted in tenets of socialism.

“The reason I left was because the party had decided they wanted to pursue a track of short-term gain and really sacrificing kind of longer-term issues around democracy, like the filibuster,”

Kyrsten Sinema · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13

Sinema said on 'My View with Lara Trump' that she left the Democratic Party because it pursued short-term gains at the expense of longer-term institutional concerns like the filibuster.

“And they very much made it clear that they didn't really want me there. And so I left, which made me happy, and I think made them happy.”

Kyrsten Sinema · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13

Sinema said Democrats made it clear they did not want her in the party, prompting her departure.

“But I'm not sure that there's more room for others who are moderate or conservatives left there... That's unfortunate because the majority of Americans actually live in that moderate or fiscally conservative middle,”

Kyrsten Sinema · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-13

Sinema questioned whether there is still room for moderates or conservatives in the Democratic Party.