I hope that representatives I elect will do what is best despite party lines. Honestly, I think it was time for a new speaker in the senate. Our red/blue & democrat/republican fences are hurting us all. Politicians regularly talk about working together with those ‘across the aisle’ and being non-partisan. I don’t think it is fair for Senator Kurita to be portrayed as some kind of traitor by some Democrats for crossing party lines.

More importantly, I think the Democratic party should have worked to gain more seats in the Senate to pass laws to protect those who can least protect themselves — instead of internally fighting over this seat.