Looks like they already have.
Posted on 05/06/2025 5:43:49 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., appears to no longer have the support he once had, with many liberals turning on him following a scathing report focusing on his health.
New York Magazine’s Intelligencer published a lengthy piece Friday titled “All By Himself” which says how Fetterman “insists he is in good health” in the wake of a massive stroke he suffered in May 2022, “but staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.”
Fetterman, once seen as a progressive darling, has earned fanfare from many moderates and conservatives over his pragmatism on various issues.
However, he has made more headlines over his ardent support for Israel following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, which has sparked an outcry from the far-left wing of the Democratic Party, including members of his own staff.
Many conservative critics have taken aim at New York Magazine’s “hit piece” and believe Fetterman’s backing of Israel, which was prominently disseminated in the report, is the reason why liberals are suddenly abandoning him after rallying behind him on the heels of his stroke during the 2022 midterms.
Tech journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher was one of Fetterman’s most vocal defenders after NBC News aired a report shedding light on the severity of his stroke, even taking a personal shot at reporter Dasha Burns (now Politico’s White House bureau chief), who spoke about Fetterman’s cognitive challenges she witnessed and questioned whether he understood what she was saying in small talk following a rare in-person interview at the time.
Sorry to say but I talked to @JohnFetterman for over an hour without stop or any aides and this is just nonsense. Maybe this reporter is just bad at small talk,” Swisher posted on X in response to Burns.
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That proves the left only cares about the truth when it suits their needs.
Fetterman proved that even a retarded American can defeat a brilliant Turkman.
Let's see if they do it literally as well.
“staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.”
Is that because he’s recovered from his stroke and is actually one of the few sane voices on the left? Most folks on the left tend not to be able to recognize sanity.
Not that I agree lock step with the guy, mind you, but he does at least come off as reasonable now, and willing to have a good-faith conversation with folks. That counts for something.
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the lying corporate propaganda media has their long knives out for fetterman, presumably under orders from the DNC ... from what i can tell, it’s all totally fake news ... i personally like the guy because he has the balls to buck the lockstep insanity of the hard-leftist, fascist Dem Party ... I really hope he survives the attacks ...
he might start by appearing on a bunch of FNC shows to disprove the false claims of his “failing mental state” ...
Good one!
Fetterman was never a “darling of the left”. He was only celebrated because more ballots appeared with his name on it that the candidate Trump endorsed. That’s it.
They should be thankful he votes in lockstep with Schumer. But I guess hating Jews is more important to the demokkkrats .
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100 percent. The left and democraps have shown they only care about power.
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