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Sinema: Politicians conform to party lines to belong, not from coercion
“Most people want to do the party line thing. It's not like they're sitting around going like, oh, I really don't want to vote this way, but I really feel like I have to save my career. There's this thing about being part of the club. People want to be part of …”
Sinema: Political parties with total control always overreach and trigger corrections
“When one party has total control, they overuse it. That is what happens, because when a party gets power, they think they're gonna have it forever, they overreach, and then the system corrects”
Sinema: Politicians refuse fiscal sacrifices due to fear of losing re-election
“The solution to those fiscal problems require sacrifice in the short term, and elected officials are not willing to sacrifice anything in the short term because it means that they may not get re-elected. And if their number one goal is to survive, then they're…”