Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) pushed back on questions about whether she will seek reelection to her Senate seat as an independent on Sunday.
“When we last spoke back in May, you told me that immigration was one of the most important issues for you, potentially in a second term. You have until April to decide whether to run for reelection, you would need about 42,000 signatures to qualify for that three-way race. Have you decided what’s holding you back if you got it?” CBS’s Margaret Brennan asked Sinema on “Face the Nation.”
Sinema dismissed the question, arguing that she is focusing on delivering for her constituents rather than on politics.
“Well, I understand you have to ask that question, Margaret. But I think folks across Arizona and the country know that when I decide I’m going to work on something that’s important for our state and for our nation, I stay focused on it,” Sinema responded.
“And I think that the endless questions about politics and elections are really exhausting. And it’s what makes Americans really hate politics. So what I’ve committed to my constituents is to stay laser-focused on the policy, on actually solving real problems,” she continued.