Our Senator isn't a Democrat. She's also not a Republican, or a Libertarian. She's a "contrarian".
You know, the kid who lives in Austin but just loves the Sooners because he has zero IQ to be different than everyone else. The "Phantom Menace was better than Empire" person, who also believes that Limp Biscuit has a more significant cultural legacy than Pearl Jam. "Beans are the best part of chili!" "The McRib is top quality barbecue... which is better in Pennsylvania, anyway."
Starts every sentence with "Well, actually..." and you can get them to disagree with a position they fought to defend just a few moments earlier. Yeah, that guy.
Well, that's our Kyrsten. "Whatever I need to do to be different and stand out, that's my position".
"Spell my name with an I? As if... I spell my name with a 'Y' and will give you hell if you forget that."
"I'm in a predominantly Red state? Cool, I'm a Democrat!"
"I'm so edgy... I'm going to be sworn in on the Constitutions instead of the Bible."
"I'm the first gay female Senator! Wait I'm not? I meant bi-sexual... the first bisexual female Senator!"
"The Democrats need me to vote along with them? Nope, gonna do my own thing..."
Hard to be surprised that she doesn't want to get rid of the filibuster... it's something that can let one person be the focus of attention and completely logjam the nation. She has no problems kneecapping democracy, since all she seems to care about is herself anyway.