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Will DNC fund his campaign? I mean Fetterman's of course. Will DNC fund his campaign after he switches to GOP?
I feel like the DSA is currently the left's tea party and I'm all for it.
You love to see it. I'd vote for him if I could.
Worst part about Fetterman is that it's not entirely clear if his stroke made him Republican or just broke his brain enough to make him go mask off and more extreme with his "not Republican" actual beliefs.
For about 1.5 years after the stroke, Fetterman's voting record was one of the bluest in the senate. If anything, it was kind of weird how a guy who campaigned on being different from the usual corporate democrats toed the party line so well.
The narrative that his stroke turned hin conservative is fun, but does not hold up under scrutiny. I think AIPAC just got to him.
Nah, he was always like that. Some More News on the "switch" (being compared to Dr Oz let him ride a progressive wave without having done anything to earn it)
Good. Quasimodo needs to go. Dumb fuck can't be bothered to come into work and should be sent packing.
He supports a nationwide billionaire tax. Damn.
Surely he won’t run again
His MAGA friends will talk him into it. They'll try to compromise as many Dems as possible, frightening them that the dangers of Socialism are worse than MAGA.
It won't work, we'll just elect more Socialists.
What is this framing? Am I out of touch? There's not challenge here, Fetterman is already done. His position was weakened the moment he decided to betray his constituents. Even his own staff hate him. All he has is his current seat and when it comes to re-election he's going to bomb out regardless of who he goes up against. I think it's great that Ahmed Moor is going to run but his fight isn't going to be with Fetterman. There's a small chance the establishment dems realize they need to work with the socialists to get anything done but I doubt that'll happen so the fight will be with whomever the establishment puts in to replace Fetterman.
We understand that Fetterman's rep is over, but that isn't the problem. His replacement by another Dem is not assured. He barely won his seat, remember? We need to replace him in the primary with a great candidate who can beat a post-Midterm Republican, who will almost certainly NOT be promoting MAGA views, thus making him a challenging candidate.
Fetterman's seat is going to be a ferocious battle.
A great candidate who can beat a post-Midterm Republican
Unfortunately, for the Democrats this means a right wing establishment Dem like Fetterman. In reality, this means a socialist who runs on working class policies.
I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm disagreeing with the framing in the article that implies Fetterman is somehow in the race (how else are you going challenge him?) when in reality he has no shot at running again.
Surely his name will be on primary ballots as the incumbent if he chooses to run again. He can decide and file as a Democrat like anybody else who can fill out a form and write a small check to the elections office.
This past election a number of centrists vocalized such a disdain for the left that they would rather a republican win than have a progressive win.
While he's not well liked amongst his peers, Israel loves him so that might be enough to keep him in.
It will not be easy.
OMG. This would be an epic "fuck you" to AIPAC.
Biggest regret I have is voting for him and not Kenyatta. I worried too much that the vote would split between Kenyatta and Fetterman and Lamb would sneak in. The vote for Fetterman vs Oz later on was a bit more black and white.
Part of me would like to see Summer Lee take a shot at the senate, but I also enjoy having her as my rep. One of the few that doesn't accept AIPAC money, is vocal against ICE (and has been showing up to try and get access to their facilities without warning), and doesn't stand for Israel's bullshit. Campaigned for Sanders in '16 and endorsed him again in '20. Great voting record, and has good subcommittee experience.
I worried too much that the vote would split
This is the fear they use to corral us, one by one. "Bernie is unelectable!"
Summer can run for the other senate seat in 2030, so just two years later.
sounds like a keeper no matter which level they're serving at.
Holy shit, is our reality being generated by AI and/or The Onion these days?
I feel more and more like Captain Picard made the ultimate sacrifice and Q snapped his fingers, putting us back on a good timeline.
I think it depends on how you handle the helium.
How do I donate monthly?
Start campaigning now :)