I think this might be classified as “super-sexual”, i.e. attracted to one gender both physically and emotionally, but interested in purely sexual activities that extend beyond those limits.

But you don’t retain your memories from the previous life, and what if you are reborn as someone who has a worse life and isn’t aware they can do it again?

The Seatbelts, “The Real Folk Blues”

So let her try to win the primary. If she doesn’t win, what difference would it make?

My guess? She’s somehow financially compromised. A congressperson doesn’t feel the urgency of high costs of living unless it affects them somehow; and if she’s worried about the prices of everyday staple items, she’s losing money.