I pretty much agree with that article and don’t think there were any noble reasons that she chose this timing to make her announcement, but still, I’m glad she didn’t do it before the Georgia runoff was completed. Going into the runoff most Republicans assumed the the Democrats would have at least 50 votes in the Senate regardless of the outcome, which might have hurt their turnout slightly. If they knew she was leaving the party it’s possible that they could have driven more folks to the polls with the message that it was their last chance to take control in the Senate. Probably wouldn’t have made a big difference but the race was already close and I’m glad it wasn’t closer.
