In a rejection of Trump's handpicked candidate.

before he got elected.

I don't know exactly why, but I have my
suspicions.

Kiss my ass.

Sorry John, "suck Trump's dick" isn't the correct answer.

He obviously forgot who elected him as do most repuglicans after they get into office.

He will never get another vote from me, he misled voters in Pennsylvania. Not many democrats expected him to suck up to Trump.

Of course that's a supposed to though the Democratic parties candidates actually try most of the time where as the Republicans don't even bother.

"Please don't kill us Mr. Maga and we won't yell at you anymore"

Is that your answer?

I’m getting whiplash from dems need to speak up against Trump to don’t hold fetterman accountable for being a traitor. I will vote for almost anyone with a d next to their name but I will not vote for a democrat who sides with republicans . Trump is destroying our country and anyone who helps him does not exist. Trans people are in the crosshairs, how about he stands up for them.

Unless Americans get their heads out of their asses we will see the demise of the great experiment . The republicans have not helped anyone but the wealthy and still people vote for them. We are ill informed and easily manipulated. The news media belongs to the wealthy , they no longer guard our democracy. If people don’t get what’s on their wishlist they will not vote , vote third party and some of them voted for trump. The number one thing on my list will the person running make things better for all people. I don’t see that in the senator from Pennsylvania. Both of my senators would be considered centrist but I will be campaigning and donating.

as the rest of them vow a civil war against those who aren't white nationalists. And Fetterman's message to Democrats is be nicer to the chief white nationalist. That guy is WAYYYYY off message.

Dem party. It's not accurate to say he's sucking up to Trump either.

Fetterman did run on progressive ideas although he doesn't consider himself one now. He did campaign in the rural counties in the state and, iirc, did better than Dems usually do. I'd call it an economic populist campaign.

responsible for doing.

The OTHER even more important task is to keep sending the right message. To educate the voters. To steer them towards the light.

In my opinion, Fetterman is sending a message to give in and go towards the center. Instead, he should be messaging that the right wing is nuts and that we need strong vocal leadership promoting free speech (which we’ve apparently lost), promoting better gun legislation, defending women’s rights, voting rights, etc.

Bottom line, his messaging in sound bites doesn’t reassure me that he is ‘for the good guys’. He’s acting like a pundit who thinks he can stand on the sidelines and pontificate with no repercussions. He’s a US Senator. He should act like one.

Democrats are accused of being poor at messaging. Well, Fetterman is the poster child for that.

Fetterman probably is a centrist Dem at heart. He was born and raised in York to conservative parents. He says he changed into a service-oriented life when a friend, only in his 20s, iirc, was killed in a vehicle accident.

All the things you cite, Fetterman does support although he is black and white on some issues like LBTQ rights and support for Israel where he's 100% behind both. Gun violence? He's got the dates of all the people killed in Braddock during his time as mayor tattooed on his arm.

But Fetterman's a different kind of cat. He marches to his own drummer, but that doesn't mean his message is necessarily wrong. If you were born and raised in western PA or lived here for a long time, you'd meet a lot of "Fettermans". Just based on seeing him as a mayor, then as LTGov and watching his campaign, I think what Fetterman's message is, is that Dems need to listen to the concerns of poor and rural voters. Dems are missing what the common ground is between them and the Dem base. Dems aren't going to get the conservative voters who are focused on cultural issues, but there are plenty of rural/white working class voters who do agree with the Dems economic policies. These voters have schools and hospitals and struggling communities. They are open to an economic populist message.

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Democrats Chose John Fetterman Over Conor Lamb. Now There Are Regrets.

Maybe something in his brain was triggered, or side effects of his medication or having a near death experience. Whatever the reason, he has changed since running for office. It's regretful. Knowing what I knew then about Fetterman vs. Conner Lamb, the choice to support Fetterman over Lamb was correct at the time.

Who would have ever thought there would be a President worse than Bush Jr.

He was my congressman and I met him at a local community event. I voted for Fetterman in the primary and don't regret it.

I'm glad he's had an epiphany lately.

The Republican Senate is predominantly an orgy of clowns on a quest for legacy shaped like Viagra.

And, Fetterman is a gifted towel boy.

Pennsylvania deserves better.

"If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck..."
"Quack! Quack!

He sure looks & acts like one 😬. Or close to it, and probably aspires to do more, if he can get away with it!
Gah!

What the hell is your problem, Sen Fetterman?!!

that can be filled up by any ideology. The syncophants he surrounded himself with this time DO have an autocratic mindset that they have successfully tranferred onto/into Trump. But if Trump was surrounded by liberal syncophants, he'd be one of them/us.

Trump's malignant narcissism makes him easily manipulated. To the autocrats in his administration, he's a useful idiot.

Obviously that stoke did more damage than was recognized..,
Truly..he has not been the same…like people waking up from coma and start speaking a different language. Recognize it he is now totally different and unlikable. Vote him out!!!

I hope Shapiro runs for his seat.

republican senators let him off the hook and a US Supreme court that has not one but 6 assholes that gave him immunity on stealing my government secrets to do whatever he wanted to do with them...................... you know commit treason.........or did you forget about that history............I sure have not......................

When are the Democrats going to award the Kristen Sinema award to Fetterman ,and then expel him from the Democratic Party. He is another infiltrator like Sinema,. He is only there to do as much damage to the Democratic Party as possible from the inside. He has taken his 30 pieces of Silver. At least Judas had the decency to hang himself.

He truly ISN'T the same person he was pre-stroke, at least not philosophically/politically. Plus, he admits he hates his job now. He needs to be replaced.

. . . I'd be very surprised if he ran for re-election.

Dems have to appeal to voters and reach those voters and not just appeal to specific constituencies. We are drowned out by M$M Faux Noise and the others, then demonized by the Right and their media minions.

Gods what an embarrassment.

cooperate with a regime determined to destroy democracy and take us back to the Dark Ages, even Fetterman is light years better than any of the repug clowns in our government along with their maniac leader.

He should be chastised for his errors but he is not one of "them".

As Democrats, we should be addressing the needs of Americans of all persuasions not just those to the left of us. That doesn't mean we agree with them but when e.g. Americans of all persuasions are concerned with their safety, security, the economy, education, health, etc., we need to do a better job telling them why our solutions help them even if they are right wing. I don't believe we did that in the last election and, in fact, in many of the elections since I started voting in the '60s. Many times people voted for Democratic candidates, not because they would do a wonderful job, but because, like the next election, the repugs have shown they are even worse.

single handedly? Who the hell is doing all he's doing without Congressional voting Johnny?? How many times were you able to vote on those tariffs?

Pffftttt.....You can kiss ASS on Trump all you want, but that doesn't mean I will.

his replacement.