{"id":542737,"date":"2023-01-24T03:03:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thune-urges-sinema-to-caucus-with-gop-to-avoid-three-way-reelection-race\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T03:03:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T00:03:51","slug":"thune-urges-sinema-to-caucus-with-gop-to-avoid-three-way-reelection-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thune-urges-sinema-to-caucus-with-gop-to-avoid-three-way-reelection-race\/","title":{"rendered":"#Thune urges Sinema to caucus with GOP to avoid three-way reelection race\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2809c66d9b7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2809c66d9b7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thune-urges-sinema-to-caucus-with-gop-to-avoid-three-way-reelection-race\/#Thune_urges_Sinema_to_caucus_with_GOP_to_avoid_three-way_reelection_race\" >Thune urges Sinema to caucus with GOP to avoid three-way reelection race\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thune_urges_Sinema_to_caucus_with_GOP_to_avoid_three-way_reelection_race\"><\/span>Thune urges Sinema to caucus with GOP to avoid three-way reelection race\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/thunejohn_112922gn2_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.), one of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema\u2019s (Ariz.) best friends in the chamber, is urging the newly declared Independent lawmaker to caucus with Senate Republicans, which he suggested could help avoid a three-way race for her seat in 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see. We\u2019ll cross that bridge when we come to it,\u201d he said when asked whether he would support an Arizona Republican who runs against Sinema, noting that \u201ca lot of Republicans [are] talking about it.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cObviously we\u2019d love to have her become a Republican or at least caucus [with] Republicans. That would make things a little more clear,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thune and other Republicans have urged Sinema, who has worked closely with GOP colleagues on issues ranging from infrastructure to taxes and gun violence, on prior occasions to join their conference but without success.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sinema made it clear when she announced in December that she would register as an Independent that she would not caucus with Republicans.\u00a0She hasn\u2019t said if she\u2019ll run for a second term.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thune made his comments Monday afternoon when pressed by reporters about whether he would support the Republican nominee in next year\u2019s Arizona Senate race if his good friend Sinema is also on the ballot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) earlier on Monday formally announced his intention to run for the Democratic nomination for Sinema\u2019s Senate seat, which would set up a three-way <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election race if Sinema runs as an Independent and Republicans also put up a nominee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sinema opened the door to a three-way race in December when she decided to leave the Democratic Party, declaring that Washington has become too divided by partisan politics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Senate Democrats on Monday also dodged questions about whether they would support Sinema\u2019s reelection bid if she winds up in a race against Gallego or another Democratic nominee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo soon. Too soon,\u201d said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Gary Peters (Mich.) on Monday acknowledged that Gallego is running but did not say whether he would endorse him or another Democrat against Sinema.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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