Sinema is polling worse in the Democratic primary for her re-election than

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10. There's no way she'd win as an independent either.

If she runs as an independent, it would just screw with the election, but she'd have zero chance of winning. Her polling is underwater by 65 points with Democrats, but she's also got a net negative rating with independents by nearly 40 points. Her only constituency is her base of wealthy donors, and there's not nearly enough votes there to win a primary or general election.

It's possible if she runs as an independent that she might draw more republican, or republican minded votes than Democratic leaning ones, but that's not a chance I'd invite if I had the choice. I just want her gone, as soon as it can be managed.