Pennsylvania Democrats Weigh 2028 Challenge to Fetterman After GOP Convention Video
Party leaders and potential challengers are discussing a 2028 primary as polls show only 20% of Democrats view Fetterman favorably, officials said.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Senator John Fetterman appeared via video at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas, introducing GOP colleague Dave McCormick and vowing to "work together" with President Donald Trump on domestic steel production.
- This unusual convention appearance followed a Wall Street Journal report detailing leaked communications in which Fetterman balked at attending a funeral for York County police officers, skipped a veterans' meeting, and dismissed concerns from Philadelphia hospital officials.
- A New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena poll showed 79% of GOP voters view Fetterman favorably, while only 20% of Democrats hold a positive view, prompting calls for his resignation from some Pennsylvania U.S. House Democrats.
- Pennsylvania Democrats are already considering a consensus choice to challenge the senator in 2028, with party leaders looking at Pittsburgh-area Rep. Chris Deluzio, who recently earned an endorsement from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
- Fetterman maintains he is a "lifelong Democrat" providing the 51st vote to block Republican legislation, though Rep. Brendan Boyle told MS NOW he hopes the senator remains with the party despite calling some actions a "disgrace.
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How Republicans secretly got Fetterman for their convention
The biggest surprise of last week's Republican midterm convention began with an audacious request from the organizers to GOP Sen. Dave McCormick: Could he get Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, a fellow Pennsylvanian, to make an appearance?"I'll ask him," McCormick said. Within days, Fetterman — who's been increasingly at odds with the Democratic Party's liberal wing — was on board.Why it matters: Fetterman's 64-second video — calling himself a "co…
The Democratic Party Leaves John Fetterman – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
“I didn’t leave the Democratic Party,” said Ronald Reagan. “The Democratic Party left me.” Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman hasn’t left the Democratic Party, but the Democratic Party seems to have left him, certainly in his home state. The party has not only left Fetterman but is trashing him. Here in Pennsylvania, we’re hearing the hate loud and clear with a stunning ferocity by Democrats against one of their own. The knives are out. They’re…
POLITICS: Fury at Fetterman refutes Democrats’ claim to be a ‘big tent’ party
Ronald Reagan famously said that he didn’t leave the Democrats, the Democrats left him — and now the party threatens to do the same to Sen. John Fetterman. The Pennsylvanian’s video appearance at the Republican midterm convention, praising GOP colleague Dave McCormick as a bipartisan ally as they “work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life,” drove his critics around the bend. The left loathes Fetterman even though he vot…
Fed-Up Democrats Plot to Run for Fetterman’s Seat
“John Fetterman’s recorded speech to the Republican midterm convention on Wednesday was the last straw for many top Pennsylvania Democrats: They don’t want the senator anywhere around for the final weeks of this intense election year, and many are already zeroing in on a possible consensus choice to run for his seat in 2028
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN John Fetterman's recorded speech to the mid-term Republican convention Wednesday was the last straw for many senior Pennsylvania Democratic leaders: they don't want the senator to be present during the last weeks of this intense election year, and many are already
US Senator John Fetterman makes a fuss with an appearance. Will the Democrat soon change to Trump and the Republicans?
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