Posted on 10/26/2024 10:04:28 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Whatever the result of this election, Democrats will be in a moment of transformation afterward. For nearly a decade, the party’s energies have been devoted to defeating Donald Trump. That common goal caused most Democrats to rally around Kamala Harris as soon as Joe Biden stepped aside. But their united front has masked real fissures in the party, and at the intersection of many of them sits John Fetterman.
Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s junior Democratic senator, gained early political fame as the towering and tattooed mayor of a working-class town, Braddock, Pa., and then became lieutenant governor of the state in 2019. Three years later, he defeated the Trump-endorsed celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in a tight Senate race, despite suffering a stroke just months before the election.
But Fetterman’s time in the Senate has been bumpy. On the personal front, his stroke caused him difficulties with auditory processing — which you might notice a bit in our conversation. He uses an iPad and transcription software to help with his listening comprehension. He has also been very public about seeking inpatient treatment for depression early in his term.
And on the political front, his position in the party has become complicated. As an early advocate of the $15 minimum wage and criminal-justice reform, he was seen as a rising national figure and progressive champion with blue-collar street cred. But over the past two years, he has irritated both wings of his party. He was one of President Biden’s staunchest defenders, arguing for him to stay in the race when Democratic leaders were working to get him out. At the same time, he has been one of the most vocal supporters of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, which has pitted him against many progressives, some of whom now feel betrayed...
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There is a reason for that.
Check out the big brain on John!
Fears? Festerman should be elated. Maybe even a MAGA hoodie?
I think Fetterman is going to flip to Republican. His parents are life long Republicans...and I think it’s influencing him...instead of his weird wife.
He shouldn’t fear it, but he is right.
Fetterman knows Harris is roadkill and he doesn’t want to get crushed in the future by an Orange Semi.
John is up for reelection in 2028 and hopefully faces a stronger opponent than Oz.
That’s so wrong.
Lolololol
Fetterman has been the sanest dem voice over the last six mos.
Fetterman is VERY pro Israel so he doesnt fit into today’s commie jew hating party
“as soon as Joe Biden stepped aside.”
Stepped aside?? Is that what the Slimes calls being shoved under the bus?
“Stepped aside” is coming from the same leftist propaganda rag that stated in the same piece that Fetterman won in a tight race.
No. The DemComs cheated and put him into office.
Just as they did with Quid Pro Joe the Pedo.
“Fetterman knows Harris is roadkill and he doesn’t want to get crushed in the future by an Orange Semi”
Agreed
He may have Dain Bramage, but he’s not an idiot.
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“He may have Dain Bramage, but he’s not an idiot.”
Oh, but he doesn’t appear to have any damage at all. The “New and Improved” version, that is.
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