Conor Friedersdorf

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@susanbordson @EricLevitz @williamjordann But changing party affiliation to independent, with the attendant loss of institutional backing but also freedom from partisan primaries, is an action that will tend to make those who take it more independent of party leadership, which is why Dems hate what Sinema did — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@susanbordson @EricLevitz @williamjordann I agree that "so many congressional rules are tied to party coalitions." It would follow, it seems to me, that if the Senate had 10 or 15 or even 33 independents, that would be a significant change from a body with two rival coalitions of roughly the same size and a few indies — PolitiTweet.org