Make sense for Sienma. She was probably not getting an important committee chair (which = BIG BUCKS). So she is no longer “The Bride of Chuckie.”
Actually, good strategic move for Sinema.
She is in danger of facing a primary opponent from her Left in 2024. This way, if the Dems decide to run one of their own, they are doomed to split the Dem vote with Kirsten and guarantee that whoever the Republicans put up will win.
If the Dems don’t run a candidate, Kirsten gets the Democrat vote plus a chuck of the Independents. That makes it tougher for a Republican to win and the Dems get a 95% Democrat posing as an Independent.
Fair play.