The takeaway from the bathroom incident should be that

[themaguffin]

Sinema refused and refuses to be accessible to her constituents.

Of course, eventually one may actually get to her... somewhere... in this case a bathroom.

This absolutely would not have happened if you she would fucking meet with her constituents.

I have no sympathy when the obvious solution is not a solution to her.

[Bettie]

1. I think she figures she should never have to answer

to anyone, because she's such a special, perfect little flower.

[agingdem]

2. I have no problem with the Sinema/bathroom confrontation...

if that's the only way that cartoon of woman will listen

[brooklynite]

3. Sinema says she has met with them. Do you have evidence that she hasn't?

[Arazi]

5. They say she hasn't met with them. Who do you believe?

Sinema has turned off her phones, hasn't held a town hall in years.

Why should we believe she made an exception and met with the young DACA activist for example? And why would you believe that young activist is lying?

[themaguffin]

9. I'm not referring to any specific people, but her hiding from voters in general.

[LanternWaste]

30. Your ability to so dramatically and inaccurately infer a sentiment is stunning.

[dflprincess]

35. She probably meant her large donors

We know she meets with tbem.

[Irish_Dem]

4. She is claiming victim status, while taking no responsibility for why voters came to this point.

[Grasswire2]

7. some think she set this in motion...

...attention hound that she is.

[Budi]

18. Why I keep looking for the name of who organized this, complete with cameras rolling.

Kind of unusual that no one has stepped forward to blast their success to social media.

Anyone know?

[Grasswire2]

20. I will nose around to see if there's any more chatter about this. nt

[Budi]

29. Thanks. They sure are keeping quiet.

With a media hit like this one you'd think they'd be owning it & fundraising from it already.

[egduj]

6. Another takeaway - stalking is now an acceptable political strategy.

[Grasswire2]

8. stalking?

Please.

[egduj]

11. Maybe I'm using the wrong word...

If I text, say, an ex-partner, and they don't respond to my texts, or I call them and they don't answer my calls, yet I see them walking into a bathroom and go in behind them to confront them as to why they're refusing to answer my texts or calls, what would be the best word?

[Grasswire2]

13. the ex-partner is not working for you, as your senator in Congress. nt

[egduj]

17. So it's okay for employers to follow their employees into the bathroom to confront them.

I just want to live in a country where I can take a piss in peace. Maybe I'm the outlier.

[Grasswire2]

21. even if that is the case, it's not "stalking"

Stalking implies criminal intent.

[dflprincess]

36. If the employee has been avoiding them & refusing to communicate with the employer

it might be the only option left.

[themaguffin]

10. You missed my point

[Budi]

16. Thank you. Who organized this group? You'd think they'd be crowing about it by now.

Who organized the group of concerned citizens, with cameras rollling?

Just curious who was behind this.

[LanternWaste]

31. What specifically leads you to assert it as an acceptable political strategy by others?

That seem a stunningly arrogant and (more relevant) inaccurate bit of inductive reasoning on your part.

[Fiendish Thingy]

12. As long as she avoids and stonewalls constituents, she should expect this treatment

She hasn’t held a town hall in three years.

Don’t like people confronting you in public?

Either hold a town hall or resign.

[themaguffin]

14. Exactly

[Budi]

19. She isn't the 1st to avoid, stonewalled, & failed to even set up or staff a district office.

[Grasswire2]

22. a Potemkin senator nt

[jalan48]

15. The Princess and her pee.

[Mr.Bill]

23. Following her into the bathroom to ask her questions, while maybe rude,

is not something I have a problem with. Taking video of it and putting it on the internet was out of line.

[Sneederbunk]

24. +1

And probably illegal.

[Budi]

26. Who organized that group? Cameras ready.

Why aren't they cheering their success?

[Mr.Bill]

27. Maybe because they realize they were wrong

and possibly even breaking some law.

If we did that to a republican, we would never hear the end of it.

[themaguffin]

32. Of course it is. So is stealing food even if you have no money.

[Mad_Machine76]

25. I have mixed feelings about this

OTOH I totally get people's anger and frustration and Sinema over her behavior and not being more open to her constituents

OTOH the idea of following people into the bathroom and filming them strikes me as bit too aggressive, especially when they could have waited until she finished and came out. As a Trans person, I don't particularly like the idea of normalizing behaviors that other less reputable actors might want to emulate and take advantage of (and have actually done to other Trans people in the past).

I guess I would say, don't be afraid to try to hold her accountable, but be smart and strategic about it. This was perhaps a bit out of bounds in general.

[MustLoveBeagles]

33. Well said

I get people's frustration with her. I share that frustration but filming her in the john was a step too far. That said, if she'd just met with her constituents every once in a while this situation could've been avoided.

[lame54]

28. Her craving for attention...

Bit her on her bare ass

[Raine]

34. Leave people alone in the bathroom

bothering them is not a good look.