Democrats forced to use smaller font for Senate map

Senator Kyrsten Sinema has courageously declared her independence from the Democratic Party, choosing the path of the rugged individualist who... still caucuses with the Democratic Party. This monumental shift will undoubtedly reshape American politics, primarily by requiring cartographers to add a slightly paler shade of blue to their electoral maps, or a tiny asterisk denoting 'functionally identical but nominally distinct.'

This seismic event has reportedly sent the Democratic National Committee into a frenzy of strategic recalibration. The 2024 'tightening map' now demands unprecedented feats of political explanation, convincing voters that an 'independent' who consistently votes with the Democrats is, in fact, still one of them. This semantic tightrope walk might necessitate interpretive dance.

One can only marvel at the profound impact of a mere branding exercise. A personal pivot garners more column inches than any substantive policy shift. Ms. Sinema now enjoys the exhilarating freedom of a label-free existence, unburdened by party loyalty, free to pursue her legislative agenda, presumably still aligned with the Senate Democrats.