Posted on 06/24/2026 6:16:33 PM PDT by Libloather
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is offering a warning about the rise of a “dirtbag left” within the Democratic Party, a reference to candidates on the left who have run and won primaries while identifying themselves as democratic socialists.
Two such candidates, community activist Darializa Avila Chevalier and New York State Assembly member Claire Valdez, emerged victorious on Tuesday night in New York Democratic House primaries. Both candidates are democratic socialists who were backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, while Valdez beat progressive candidate and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who was backed by retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.).
“Yeah, no, I mean, these — the kind of people they are trying to run out of office, they are just good, traditional kinds of Democrats you would expect in New York City now,” Fetterman told Fox News’s Sean Hannity.
“And now this has just become — really, it’s just been the dancing days of the dirtbag left. You know, some of these candidates are outrageous. You have candidates, they’re ‘abolish ICE,’ ‘abolish the police,’ ‘abolish the border.'”
The term “dirtbag left” refers to left-wing political critics who are generally supportive of progressive and democratic socialist causes and openly critical of mainstream Democrats. Writer Amber A’Lee Frost, one of the co-hosts of the “dirtbag left” podcast “Chapo Trap House,” is credited with coining the term.
Fetterman, who rode on a wave popular support to defeat former Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) in 2022, has become a vocal critic of the growing left-wing movement within the Democratic Party in recent years. He accused these candidates of being a “pro-Hamas wing … just declaring a war on just regular Democrats.”
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They’re called Dazis
“GFY. That’s who.”
What’s your problem? I asked an honest question. Who is the Casey you mentioned? Only Casey I could find was former Dem Senator Bob Casey. Sheesh.
Did I make you cry?
No, you just embarrassed yourself and made you look like a dick. And this reply confirms it.
I kinda like the straight talk from Fetterman. He’s a Dem, but he speaks his mind. I notice the fake news doesn’t give him much coverage, only FOX.
Toughen up homo.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - It’s pretty bad when the smartest guy in their party is the one with brain damage.
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