Mark Kelly & Kyrsten Sinema: Arizona Senator Won’t Say If He’d Back Sinema in Democratic Primary

When Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer held a doomed vote last month to override the rules regarding the Senate filibuster, he didn’t just make life difficult for Arizona’s senior Democratic senator Kyrsten Sinema. He also put Mark Kelly, Arizona’s junior Democratic senator, in a difficult spot.

First, Kelly was forced to choose whether to side with his maverick home-state colleague or toe the party line. Kelly avoided taking a position until the last possible moment, when he sided with Schumer.

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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When Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer held a doomed vote last month to override the rules regarding the Senate filibuster, he didn’t just make life difficult for Arizona’s senior Democratic senator Kyrsten Sinema. He also put Mark Kelly, Arizona’s junior Democratic senator, in a difficult spot.

First, Kelly was forced to choose whether to side with his maverick home-state colleague or toe the party line. Kelly avoided taking a position until the last possible moment, when he sided with Schumer.