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Welcome back to the show.
Since the dawn of time, people have searched
for mythical creatures, from Bigfoot to the Loch Ness
Monster, to the most mythical creature of all-- a
Democrat who actually likes Kyrsten Sinema.
We sent Mike Rubens and Allana Harkin to find
out if they truly exist.
(SINGING) Gather ye now for this tale of woe, of a Senator
hated by friend but not foe.
Could we find a Democrat who supports her or nah?
I single of Kyrsten Sinema.
Can we do this now?
Yeah, sure.
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Former Green Party member, openly bisexual,
once the champion of Democrats and progressives,
now Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema
has become the villain for repeatedly
obstructing their agenda.
WOMAN: Kyrsten Sinema is failing us.
MIKE RUBENS: She's the target of attack ads from her own side.
She's been censured by her own party.
And a recent poll shows that only 8% of Arizona Democrats
view her favorably, a rating even lower than the 2000 flop
"Dungeons and Dragons," featuring
Jeremy Irons' most subtle work.
Let their blood rain from the sky!
MIKE RUBENS: So could we even find a still supporting Sinema
Democrat and ask them, WTF?
Or are they a myth?
The only reasonable strategy was to search
where other rare, fantastical creatures gather--
the Arizona Renaissance Festival.
Huzzah!
The hero of our quest--
brave Allana Harkin.
Let's do this shit.
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So I'm on a quest.
A quest.
I'm here to find a Democrat who supports Kyrsten Sinema.
Art thou that Democrat?
- I-- no, I don't wish. - No?
- I-- - Nay!
--can't say that I am. ALL: Nay.
- Nay? - Nay!
Nay?
[BLEEP] nay.
What does the fairy community think about Kyrsten Sinema?
Ooh-- [LAUGHS] Well, this fairy is very disappointed.
Mm-hmm.
As a representative of people with blue codpieces,
what do you think of Kyrsten Sinema?
Oh, that-- an embarrassment, I'm sorry to say.
She's definitely-- gives off huge fraud vibes.
Like, I am a fraud.
I do not indulge myself in such politics.
I think of myself as just a lone wanderer in the woods.
MIKE RUBENS: Yeah, all right, moving on.
All day did our brave hero interview
a very diverse group of subjects from all
walks and swims of life.
What do you think of Kyrsten Sinema?
Kyrsten Sinema?
MIKE RUBENS: And did she find a single, solitary Sinema
supporter?
Of course not.
It is to laugh.
Ha, ha, ha--
[LAUGHTER]
Where did you get that drink?
Is there something--
It's actually-- it's just tea.
So has Kyrsten Sinema shit-eth the bed-eth?
I would say so.
You know, in the fairy community,
there's a curse called dark money.
Ah.
And I think Kyrsten Sinema's been bought
out with said dark money.
MIKE RUBENS: Our fairy speaks sooth.
The Senator has accepted major donations
from big pharma, GOP donors, banks,
debt collectors, and fossil fuelers, which is mayhaps why--
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She used us.
MIKE RUBENS: Channel Powe is one of three
activists who just happened to be at the Renaissance Festival.
And like them, she once supported Kyrsten Sinema.
Kyrsten Sinema used to come out and stand on a crate
and sing the gospel of progressive rights,
working families, people of color are marginalized.
And as soon as she was elected to the Senate,
she turned her back on us.
We did not foresee that we would be electing a Republican
in Democrat's clothing.
So she was cosplaying as a Democrat?
She was cosplaying as a Democrat, that's right.
I feel betrayed.
I share many of the same stories of Kyrsten Sinema.
I grew up really, really poor.
I identify as LGBTQ.
And now that she's in power, she's
forgotten who the people are that she's
supposed to represent.
So what is-eth she doing-eth, Channel-eth?
She's playing the game-eth.
But what's the goal?
What does she want?
It seems like it's power.
It seems like it's influence.
It seems like it's possibly higher political aspirations.
I think she's a narcissist.
I think that she likes to see her name in headlines,
whether it's good or bad.
It pumps her ego.
She thinks she's the smartest person in the room.
But when the other person in the room is Joe Manchin--
(FALSETTO) you know what I'm saying?
Yeah.
So people have told me that she might run as an independent
or even a Republican.
What do you think of that?
She damn sure ain't running as a Democrat.
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MIKE RUBENS: Kyrsten Sinema isn't up for re-election
until 2024.
And if she does run as a Democrat--
I don't think she makes it out of the primary.
I've never seen this type of outrage from Arizona Democrats.
It's hard to get a whole group of Democrats
to agree on anything.
See, the thing about Sinema--
MIKE RUBENS: (SINGING, STRUMMING LUTE) Sinema, Sinema--
That is really distracting.
(SINGING) --what the fa-la-la's wrong with ya?
Mike, shut up!
Sine--
If you could wear a ring with a message to Kyrsten Sinema,
what would it say?
Get it together.
You are losing ground.
You will go down in history as one of our worst senators
that we ever had.
That's a big ring.
MIKE RUBENS: Indeed, 'twould be.
(SINGING) The moral of our story is sad, but it's true.
You might think your hero is bluer than blue.
She might seem perfect until the swear-in.
And then you will discover your Kyrsten's a Karen.
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ALLANA HARKIN: Can I leave-eth now?
We'll be right back.
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