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- For months, Democrats have worried about a three-way Senate race in Arizona giving the GOP a boost.
- But a new Emerson College poll shows Democrats ahead in three-way matchups that include Sinema.
- Republicans in the key battleground state are eyeing the seat as potential pickup opportunity.
When Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema left the Democratic Party to become an Independent last December, many members of her former party fretted about the implications for her potential 2024 reelection bid.
While Sinema has not shifted her voting pattern and is not looking to caucus with Republicans, a possible three-way race looms if she decides to run for a second term in the upper chamber.