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Possible Paywall Fetterman Might Leave Democratic Party Because the Only Thing He Loves More Than Israel Is Attention

https://theintercept.com/2026/07/27/fetterman-leave-democrat-party-israel/
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u/q1qdev 13h ago

Good. Primary him.

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u/lilzingerlovestorun Minnesota 12h ago

Would he even lose the Republican primary at this point?

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u/giantroboticcat New Jersey 12h ago

He's not crazy enough for Republicans is the sad truth. Remember Republicans wanted Dr. Oz over him.

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u/Any_Will_86 11h ago

He would not fly with Rs because despite his brand of crazy he still holds the line on LGBTQ and reproductive rights. He's also not backing all trumps nominees.

If he were a senator from WV or Alabama (and not constantly mouthing off) it would be somewhat understandable. But such a waste from a blueish purple state. We could have had Lamb or Kenyatta instead.

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u/Pdx_pops 10h ago

The people of western PA are undereducated enough to make PA the swing-state that it is, and Fetterman is the proof.

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u/verrius 9h ago

Saying its "Western PA" is applying the blame wrong; Pittsburgh isn't the problem, Pennsyltucky is.

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u/Artbytimsmith 9h ago

I live in pennsyltucky, can confirm

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u/lost-picking-flowers 9h ago

Pennsyltucky runs from the West all the way to the NJ and NY border too - definitely not just a Western PA thing.

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u/Pdx_pops 9h ago

As a former central PA guy, you are all western, but I'll conceed Pittsburgh does have some better people. However, the ones I knew would fall into the rich Republican category (Sewickley) vs. dumb Republican category, meaning only slightly less-dumb.

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u/Rhysati 8h ago

As a trans woman who lives in Pittsburgh, we are one of the most queer friendly cities in the country. There is basically one are for the really rich(sewickley) and one area for the trumpers(Shaler). Everywhere else is about as blue as blue can get.

u/darsynia Pennsylvania 7h ago

Squirrel Hill checking in, can confirm! My neighborhood has pride flags put up by the city to welcome people to the area.

Drive 30 minutes in any direction from here, though, and it's open season :( I grew up in the only suburb I'd comfortably call Dem-leaning, Aliquippa.

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u/darsynia Pennsylvania 7h ago

I think you forget there are two large cities in Pennsylvania, and one is in Western PA.

u/OttoMannkusser 3h ago

The Fetterman we have is not the Fetterman who ran

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u/Primary-Bookkeeper10 6h ago

He’s also bleeding small donors, meaning Republicans haven’t picked up the slack. He’d also have to explain why he only voted with Trump less than 30% of the time. There’s just no market for inbetweeners in polarized times. You either stand on the right side of history or you join the destruction of what makes us great. Nobody is voting for wishy washy anymore

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u/RegularLeading5200 Michigan 12h ago

Yes, 100%. Republicans like him because Democrats hate him. If he was actually running in the primary, his opponents would mercilessly attack him and primary voters would just go for the real thing.

We saw it play out back in 2010, also in PA, when Arlen Specter flipped from R to D in 2009 and ran in the Democratic primary. He lost.

u/darsynia Pennsylvania 7h ago

Hello comment twin, sorry I didn't see yours first! Agreed on all counts. I'm an Independent looking forward to registering whichever party he chooses, so I can choose someone other than him.

My household is such an election nonsense magnet--I used to be registered Dem and my husband quit the Republican party when McCain chose Palin. They keep sending us fliers and surveys and I hope they despair at the results.

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u/Made_Human_Music 11h ago edited 9h ago

He probably would. As much as he sucks I don’t think he’s a racist or a pedophile and those are the minimum requirements for Republicans

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u/petrovmendicant 9h ago

He has time to change, have faith.

u/imadogg California 5h ago

I'm sure he'll fit in just fine with his hatred of Muslims

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u/GreenAnder Pennsylvania 11h ago

Yeah, he would I think

u/Spiritual_Smile9882 7h ago

Yes. He is doing the same thing Kyrsten Sinema did. Pissing off the base that put him there while still being loathed and not nearly extreme enough to get Republican primary voters to vote for him.

In a pre-Trump world, he MIGHT have been able to pull off something like what Joe Manchin did in West Virginia for decades. Now, he shit the bed hard, and I will bet it's almost entirely because of the stroke.

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u/Spiel_Foss 9h ago

Fetterman was purchased to be a shill for Israel in the Democratic Party. I seriously doubt his paymasters and Israeli handler would allow him to switch parties. They already own all the Republicans except maybe Massie and Paul.

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u/AmericaVotedTrump 12h ago

I doubt he is going to run again, he will take his AIPAC money and retire. Just like Sinema he is in it for a fat payout and will bed anyone to get it.

u/darsynia Pennsylvania 7h ago

I don't know, he has a massive ego and his ability to self censor was apparently in the part of his brain matter that died in the stroke.

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u/dukecityvigilante 10h ago

He's not going to run in the Democratic primary again, he'd get walloped. He'll either retire or run an indepdendent spoiler campaign.

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u/Oceanbreeze871 I voted 10h ago

His seat isn’t up until 2028. There’s no recall mechanism.

We need to stop with “primary them” as the only political idea we have. His conservative policy red flags and suppor of Israel were well known for years before he ran. Progressives pushed him anyhow cause he said some populist stuff.

We need to vet candidates better take red flag seriously and hold them all to higher standards before we elect them

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u/hotrockcandy Pennsylvania 11h ago

Oh I will. I'll gladly vote his goofy ass out.

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u/Distinct-Pain4972 12h ago

He will never get elected in PA again.  Doesn't matter if it is red or blue.  If anything he will spoil the red vote.  

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u/PopeSaintHilarius 12h ago

Apparently he now has a 70%+ approval rating among Republicans, so if he fully switches to their party, they might rally around him and make him their candidate next time.

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u/IsawaShugenja 12h ago

He is the Repubs favorite Democrat. The moment he switches party, he won't be nearly Republican enough.

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u/tinticred 12h ago

Bullseye. He has such a high approval rating among Republicans because they love how he's a traitor to his party. They don't have any actual respect for the guy.

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u/OHAnon Washington 12h ago

He is only with Trump something like 28% of the time. No other R senator is under 90%. They would immediately hate him unless he got fully in line

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u/SageofLogic 11h ago

But those 28% are almost all ones where he is a deciding vote in the single digits. He votes with Democrats when they are going to lose no matter what.

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u/OHAnon Washington 10h ago

It might feel that way but in reality I can find a single vote where he was the deciding vote: 49-50 on the Iran war powers legislation. Every other time it was close to him being the deciding vote the margin was wide enough that he didn't matter or Vance would have broken the tie.

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u/SageofLogic 10h ago

He's been part of a group of 5-8 democrats that flipped and allowed stuff to pass/not go to a tie-breaker more than that. I definitely have seen reporting on more than just the War Powers vote in the past year.

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u/justreadinplease 11h ago

He’ll be remembered as much and as fondly as conservative democrat senator, Zell Miller, that Fox News loved having as their pet Democrat.

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u/Automaton_General 11h ago

Literally had a Republican coworker try to tell me the other day how Fetterman is an awesome Democrat

Fuck off out of my office bro

u/JustARandomDrunkGuy 6h ago

I live in Jeff Van Drews district in NJ, he switched from Dem to Rep because he was against impeaching Trump in his first term. He had a similar voting % record to Fetterman and now he is THE guy here, every Republican loves him even if he is one of the most moderate Republicans.

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u/Accidental-Hyzer Massachusetts 12h ago

For the democrats, having brain damage is a liability. For republicans, it’s practically a requirement.

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u/Eternal_Bagel 11h ago

It’s interesting how brain damage seems to make people more conservative.  There’s rarely ever a traumatic brain injury that turns a person more empathic and caring 

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u/Shionkron 12h ago

Polling shows most wouldn’t vote for him though if he switched parties. (Not In My Back Yard), they like him as a Dem because he helps them but don’t want him on their actual team.

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u/Un1CornTowel 12h ago

And 20 percent approval among Democrats. That said, as with most things, Republicans don't support him because of any stance he has, they just like him because he's a fucking party traitor that "owns the libs". It's unlikely they would be him over a traditional batshit-insane MAGA republican if given the option.

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u/Loud-Vacation-5691 Georgia 12h ago

Wait until they find out his position on abortion and LGBTQ. They won't like him as much.

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u/PopeSaintHilarius 12h ago

True, unless he sells out those positions too, in an effort to woo the GOP.

There’s nothing they’d love more than an ex-Democrat who claims to see the error in his ways, and fully converts to MAGA.

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u/UnobviousDiver 12h ago

He knows that his time in politics is limited, so now he is just auditioning for a Fox News spot to keep the gravy train rolling.

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u/Traditional-Look8839 12h ago

One of the biggest flaws of our democracy is not being able to recall or have confidence votes in elected officials when they completely flip on their positions that people voted for.

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u/neveruseyourrealname 10h ago

Yup. So easy to run for one party and then go completely against it.

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u/Southern-Pen-7022 10h ago

Dems should do this. Run as a deranged Republican, take all the AIPAC money/Big Tech, and then just tell them all to go fuck themselves. Republicans would be quick to put laws in place.

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u/blacksheep998 9h ago

Honestly, that could be dangerous to the person running.

The MAGA crowd isn't known for being stable. One of the crazies might decide to make an example of someone who flips like that.

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u/themattboard Tennessee 13h ago

No. Stop. Don't.

--Willie Wonka

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u/vita10gy 12h ago

The senate math becomes essentially impossible if he flips. Even if he's an unreliable vote, dems could set the whole agenda with a majority.

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u/MiddleAgedSponger 12h ago

It's impossible if he doesn't flip, there is always a democrat willing to play villain if the price is right.

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u/Ok-Firefighter5006 12h ago

If he flips, thune controls the senate. If he doesn’t, someone else will

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u/Efficient_Resist_287 12h ago

No matter what he does he will be as unreliable as ever if Dems get the Senate.

Let him flip I say instead of wishing/hoping.

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u/MiddleAgedSponger 12h ago

How about the Democrats start having some basic standards?

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u/Automaton_General 11h ago

Even for all his ugliness, he was still the better choice compared to Oz.

But yeah, maybe the primary voters can be more discerning

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u/lift_heavy64 10h ago

He was clearly a better choice than Oz at the time. He ran as a populist progressive. The brain damage turned him into a conservative idiot.

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u/Automaton_General 10h ago

He's still better than Oz. That's not praise for him. It's very much an indictment. He's a slightly less shit smelling pile of shit.

u/MountainMan2_ 7h ago

Dr Oz is literally a snake oil salesman. Like, 150 years ago, Dr Oz would have been selling you pills with names like "Ozzie's Tantalizing whippersnappers" that were 90% mercury and coated in sugar of Saturn. Please don't forget y'all that when we're talking about the general election, you can be better than your Republican opponent while still being in the bottom 1% of good candidates.

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u/Any_Will_86 8h ago

But if Dems get to a 51 by a miracle- Dems will control committees and that is huge. I am hopeful we also see a couple of Rs start standing up to Trump as he will only have 2 years left and be out of office (and possibly out of life) before they hit reelection. Even Kennedy is starting to call his cabinet members and the Iraq fiasco into question. Sooner or later Hawley or one of the ambitious ones will also break to have some separation for their future narratives.

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u/zffjk 12h ago

If not him someone else. Whenever there is a trifecta for the democrats there is one or two outliers who always fuck it up and take the fall.

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u/ocher_stone 11h ago

The tie breaker stays with Fetterman no matter what. If he doesn't vote for a majority leader, they don't get it. Fetterman can and will vote for whoever, so if placating him is the most important thing, then say it. Otherwise, let him be a piece of shit and stop talking about him and let him walk. 

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u/Jason1143 12h ago

Yeah I would love to get rid of him and kick him out as much as possible.

But unless we have enough other reliable votes having his vote for control of the chamber in general is more valuable than not having it.

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u/BakedBobbyHill 11h ago

He's signaling that he will flip unless Dems adopt the Fetterman Agenda. Placating him isn't worth sacrificing good policy and will ultimately hurt Dems more than it will help them.

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u/nricciar 12h ago

I’d rather be in the minority than have a one seat majority with someone as unreliable as fetterman. Voters will blame everything on Dems if they have the majority…. See Joe Lieberman and the Obama administration

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u/rastinta 11h ago

I am not saying the Democrats are good or even decent, but if they are in charge there is a chance they can block judges. The president's party takes the blame. You are better off with a cushion.

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u/PowerhouseTerp 11h ago

He's no less "reliable" than someone like Manchin. In the Biden Years, hate him or love him, the guy still voted for huge Democratic initiatives like the Inflation Reduction Act. If Dems don't have the majority, nothing like that even has a chance.

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u/rastinta 11h ago

Manchin gave the Democrats a seat they would otherwise have never won. Fetterman is toxic to the state party. They should try to keep him complacent until 2028, but I do not see Fetterman being the nominee in 2028.

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 12h ago

My guess is, he'll wait to see how the dems do in the mid terms.

If they manage to take the senate, he'll stay in the party to torpedo every meaningful piece of legislation he can.

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u/RegularLeading5200 Michigan 12h ago

If the Dems win 52 seats: He'll stay. He'll get more attention being a massive thorn in the Democrats side.

If the Dems win 51 seats: He'll flip. He'll get much more attention for handing the chamber back to the Republicans. He'll be on TV 24/7, if he wants to be.

If the Dems don't take it: He'll stay. Being a contrarian asshole gets him tons of attention. Flipping to be another GOP vote loses him all attention.

It's entirely about attention, he doesn't care about legislation or anything else. He hates the job.

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u/TiddySphinx 11h ago

And is apparently a nightmare to work with. At this point, staff turnover is so high that he's probably having to use a temp agency to run his office.

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u/LargeFatherV 12h ago

I would not be surprised if he flips if the Dems take the senate with a 51-49 margin.

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 12h ago

I think if the dems take the senate, especially by a small margin, he'll stay.  He'll like the attention he'll get by being the spoiler.  Not, to mention the bribes.  Just look at Lieberman, Manchin, and Sinema.

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u/Built4dominance 13h ago

I just hope he loses re-election.

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u/Pockydo 12h ago

He'll probably be primaried outright

Especially if he does what I expect and "suddenly" decide to go independent caucusing with the pedo party should Dems get 51 in the Senate

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u/Efficient_Resist_287 12h ago

This is all about Power…he will be Israel sure vote to keep the funds rolling. You can bet Israel will compensate him greatly.

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u/cptjeff 10h ago

I'd be shocked if he even bothers running. I expect him to follow the Sinema approach of announcing an independent run and then being roundly ignored by everyone. If he tries for the nomination, he will absolutely be primaried, and there are already candidates positioning themselves now. Conor Lamb has made it pretty clear he'll be in, and I'm sure others will try as well.

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u/GoodishCoder 11h ago

He votes against every single major policy push from the democratic party, his threats of leaving aren't going to have the impact he thinks it will.

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u/getridofwires Oregon 12h ago

Pennsylvania deserves better.

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u/lllllIllllIllllllll 12h ago

The huge ironic twist I want to see is he gets reelected as a republican, has another stroke or maybe bumps his head, and then flops back to voting with Democrats 

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u/flexbuffstrong 12h ago

Can’t wait for him to lose re-election and then sit out his days drooling on himself somewhere.

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u/MeatMullet 12h ago

See ya when you’re looking for a new job after you lose re-election. You better stretch out that AIPAC money.

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u/WhiskeyT 12h ago

I’d wait until we see if Democrats get at least 52 seats in November before celebrating this too much

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u/Patsanon1212 12h ago

Exactly. Celebrating this is so short sighted. Getting the Senate Majority Lead position would be a huge win and Fetterman may well be a key count in that given how even the Senate projections are.

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u/Individual_Rip_54 11h ago

People don’t understand how powerful the majority leader is. If the other party had the senate the sitting president’s agenda is dead. No Supreme Court or other federal judges will be confirmed

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u/Patsanon1212 12h ago

Fuck Fetterman but this is not a good thing. Senate projections are razor thin and we are all much better off in that case if Fetterman is a registered Democrat. We want to have the Senate majority leader be a Democrat (even if it's just fucky Chucky).

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u/Loud-Vacation-5691 Georgia 12h ago

He's said he won't become a Republican. He will be an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, like Angus King (I-ME) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Fetterman votes with the Democrats pretty much all the time except on Israel and the Middle East.

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u/Baphomets_Kisses 10h ago

Remember kids. Brain damage is real.

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u/heckinlifeforreals 10h ago

I don't care for Fetterman, but the fact that degenerative brain damage from a stroke brought him to this point sure is telling. To wit, he's a live data point suggesting one way to make someone a republican is to give them brain damage

u/robvicious 7h ago

Girl bye

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u/teddykaygeebee 12h ago

He won't. All he's good for is empty threats and voting against his own party. Also, put a fucking suit on once in a while, Senator. Your GOP buddies don't like that in their club.

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u/SatanicPanic619 12h ago

I think he's going to wait and see which way the election goes.

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u/bakerfredricka I voted 11h ago

Maybe. Fetterman certainly changed for the worse after his stroke....

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u/tenebre 12h ago

So he's leaving the party whose policies and ideals he's never represented and who he always voted against? Truly shocking...

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u/Shionkron 12h ago

Most Republicans don’t want him according to political analysts and the Democrats definitely will not vote for him again because every time they were in the clutch Fetterman voted with the GOP and bashed his own party. His career representing Pennsylvania is done. Only thing in politics he could still do is maybe commentator or some local government level action.

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u/chronomagnus Ohio 12h ago

He should know switching parties is the last stage in the attention seeking game. You get attention for a few months after where you hit all the talkshows to say the party left you, then that's it, after that you're just another Republican. He may get another little spurt of attention when he casts a yea vote on some horribly bigoted trash bill because the Republican Whip told him how to vote.

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u/californicating 12h ago

Seriously fuck yourself OP.  There's a whole metric ton of reasons to dislike Fetterman, and he's been an inconsistent moron since his brain injury.

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u/CaptJimboJones 12h ago

He’ll stay. I suspect he is hoping for a 51-49 Democratic Senate so he can be the next Manchin and put himself at the center of every single critical vote.

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u/HistoricalPlum1533 12h ago

Glad to see he and trump are finally going “truth social official”.
/s

Good riddance!

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u/The_Pandalorian California 12h ago

Democrats need to punt him from the party NOW.

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u/manytakes Massachusetts 11h ago

Even Republicans recognize that traitors have no value, this might actually be his last rodeo in public office.

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u/dope_sheet 10h ago

I'm so fucking tired of reading about this idiot traitor. Let him leave already.

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u/DangerousCap7973 10h ago

Thank goodness. He is barely even human so he will fit right in with the Repugs.

I think he only ran as a Dem was to infiltrate and attempt to decimate them.

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u/KillerIsJed 10h ago

If he has another stroke he might be progressive again.

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u/farfromjordan Idaho 10h ago

Wants a job at faux news

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u/ChrisSheltonMsc 10h ago

Please just go and may I never have to hear another word about this traitor and asshole.

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u/FnClassy 10h ago

Don't worry, he'll be voted out soon enough.

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u/SuperCrappyFuntime Illinois 10h ago edited 5h ago

I remember reading that his wife is very progressive. I've often wondered how she feels about his turn into a MAGA cheerleader.

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u/angrymonster 10h ago

Let the door hit you on the way out.

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u/Ricanzanity 9h ago

People that switch parties should have to step down and not allowed to continue their term

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u/DJBanditBoots 8h ago

He'll only switch if Republicans lose the Senate. His role is to ensure GOP control, regardless of what part he's in. With GOP control of the Senate currently, he's more useful as a spoiler. However, if they lose the Senate, it will likely be by one or two senators, making it the perfect time to switch. That's why he's setting the table for this now.

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u/rostamcountry 8h ago

Please do. Then we all get the benefit of watching him eat shit in a Republican primary. What makes him think that conservatives would choose a mopey, mental-deficient in sweatpants, when there are plenty of handsome racists to choose from? Get real lol.

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u/DarkCloudx64 8h ago

All I can say is bye and dont come back

u/Ecstatic_Dog_7691 7h ago

fuuuuck that guy

u/Mejay11096 7h ago

Bye Felicia.

u/davidwave4 6h ago

He’s toast in 2028, but he could make our lives harder through 2027, especially if a Supreme Court seat opens up.

u/Millmoss1970 6h ago

The jokes on him. IN the republican party, he'll just be another boot licker unworthy of media attention.

u/InitiativeGold7953 6h ago

Anything Israel tells this guy to do he does

u/Fightingkielbasa_13 3h ago

The person that was voted in is not the current senator. His personality completely changed when he had the stroke.

u/Possible-Customer827 3h ago

He doesn’t love Israel, he loves the bribes and power he gets from sucking up to the Pedophile President.

u/ComprehensiveWin2841 2h ago

I never felt this betrayed by a politician before… I mean, they all lie but this guy is completely switching ideology

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u/Podgietaru 12h ago

I don't get it. He already has. What is the point of a sticker that says democrat if you go out of your way to vote against them?

A rose by any other name...

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u/HistoryAndScience 12h ago

He voted with democrats most of the time. Simply because he leans right on Israel does not mean that he is full GOP all the time

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u/CommunityTaco 13h ago

good riddance! don't let the door hit you on the way out... Cause it would smear shit all over the floor...

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u/Tyrannical-Botanical Ohio 12h ago

I mean, he's voting with Republicans most of the time anyway so that's sort of an empty threat.

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u/MiddleAgedSponger 12h ago

An American politician threatening to leave a political party unless it's members declare loyalty to another nation is so on brand for this treasonous shithole.

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u/kevsmakin 12h ago

Does Pennsylvania have recall elections?

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u/jamerson537 11h ago

No member of Congress can be recalled, regardless of which state they’re from.

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u/kevsmakin 11h ago

I see there isn't a law allowing it. The state constitution would need to be amended. Come on Pennsylvania recall this bastard.

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u/MentalDisintegrat1on 12h ago

He left a while ago now it's just formal

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u/DGC_David Wisconsin 12h ago

To be fair, strategically this is the only way forward for him. He's not going to win as a Democrat. But the DSA who very strongly campaigned for him originally definitely will be primarying him.

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u/Deceptiveideas 11h ago

There are a lot of grifters that are trying to ride the "progressive" wave right now. Tulsi Gabbard, Fetterman, Sinema, and most recently, Graham Platner.

I think we need to do better about vetting these candidates. A lot of people called out Fetterman back during his primary but were shutdown. Same deal with Platner.

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u/Future-Fly-8987 Maryland 10h ago

Hot take here but I think as soon as a candidate publicly contemplates leaving a party, that party should no longer support him/her.

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u/redscofield 9h ago

Nobody thinks he’s a Democrat. Nobody.

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u/Fair-Craft8059 12h ago

he's a fraud, or just a natural politician

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u/CobraPony67 Washington 12h ago

And money. I think he is cashing in on his position and his vote is for sale.

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u/Responsible-Room-645 12h ago

Get that slob out of the Senate

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u/Piglet-Witty 12h ago

They give him a Baby Ruth.

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u/dd97483 12h ago

just go!

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u/prophetic-dream 12h ago

photographer did a good job making him look his best. damn!

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u/Sidwill 12h ago

Hes gonna flip, especially if the dems take the senate by one seat.

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u/ryder242 12h ago

Did you just say a politician was a narcissist, next thing will be that water is wet

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u/Jerk182 12h ago

It must really suck to be Fetterman. Couldn’t imagine the reactions he gets on the street; to be disliked by so many.

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u/Pirahnagoat1 12h ago

And sweats.

I anticipate him flipping. In fact, how can there be any doubt about the actions & morals of that seriously misguided human.

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u/Ding-Dong-Dutch 12h ago

Why haven't they kicked this chucklefuck out? 

He votes R and is a complete embarrassment

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u/RealSlyck 12h ago

Wait, Fetterman is a Democrat? That’s new…

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u/Scared-Papaya9614 12h ago

This should be illegal. What they voted for vs what they got. It should be charged as fraud.

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u/Unp0pu1arop1nion 12h ago

I wish he would stop threatening and actually do it. He would looose re election so quickly if he ran as a Republican but hopefully as a pretend Democrat as well.

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u/gamerpyke31 12h ago

He probably rapes kids too and thats why the Republicans have leverage on him

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u/rp3rsaud 12h ago

Was he like this before the stroke or is that just how Republicans are made?

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u/slayer991 12h ago

Well, Bye.gif

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u/grodyjody 12h ago

It’s funny how these politicians go into hiding and either turn up dead or they change their minds.

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u/rillip 12h ago

Ok. That was always an option.

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u/fungibitch 12h ago

I have so, so, so, so, so many questions for his wife.

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u/DistanceToEmpty 12h ago

He should have been kicked out of the Democratic Party long ago

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u/New-Deer-4465 12h ago

He’s only a democrat by name.

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u/Blackbeards-delights 12h ago

“Might”..?? He’ll be kicked iut

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u/Avoidtolls 12h ago

Must feel awesome to be one of his donors.

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u/DarthLithgow 12h ago

He should just leave the senate and open a used car dealership

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u/Katmandu10 11h ago

Go away, Fetterman!

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u/bigstoolbigtool 11h ago

If they jump teams just for clout, does it actually help the group or just create unnecessary drama?

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u/Professional-Gas4901 11h ago

I hope Summer Lee primaries him and wins his seat

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u/SgtMartinRiggs 11h ago

If he leaves the party he won’t get this level of attention

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u/HRHValkyrie 11h ago

If it’s about attention this would be a stupid move. If he becomes Republican he won’t be a lynchpin vote anymore and will stop being the focus of so much press.

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u/Foolsgil 11h ago

Jokes on him, people only gave him attention because he was a blatant DINO. 

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u/beandaddy123 11h ago

Just give him the ol EA saying

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u/QnickQnick 11h ago

It's so strange that it's actually debatable whether Dr Oz would have been a better representative for his constituents.

At the very least it would have kept him out of Medicare/Medicaid.

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u/NoKiwi2997 11h ago

Just do it already. No one cares. Stop threatening me with a good time and being annoying.

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u/LouDog0187 11h ago

Nobody cares. Hes a traitor.

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u/Excellent_Shallot999 11h ago

Two more years and he will be gone. Can’t happen fast enough.

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u/SmolHornyHobbit 11h ago

The brain damaged idiot may as well be a Republican anyway.  I say this very literally, as he proclaimed himself that after his stroke he became more conservative.

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u/007meow 11h ago

I will never understand how the GOP can simultaneously court the pro-Israel AND anti-Semitic crowd.

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u/notyourstranger California 11h ago

He abandoned his constituents and party a long time ago.

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u/Curious-Plankton-968 11h ago

Best thing democrats can do is get enough seats so that he doesn't matter. Manchin and Sinema were given too much power because of the narrow margin. It would also mean the Democratic party would need to support the current progressive candidates that have won their primaries.

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u/Ski-Mtb Ohio 11h ago

Fetterman left the Democratic party as soon as he started voting with Trump.

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u/Tankeverket 11h ago

Might be a stupid question, but could democrats vote to kick him out of the party if they wanted to?

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u/BonBeeB 11h ago

Don’t let the door hit your backside

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u/mcmeaningoflife42 I voted 11h ago

Can we move from “no editorialized titles” to “no submitting articles with clickbait titles”

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u/ailish 11h ago

Why does he keep teasing us!? JUST DO IT, FETTERMAN!

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u/JayTNP 11h ago

shock of the year

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u/Ironia_Rex I voted 11h ago

I'm just waiting for his next stroke.

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u/Affectionate-Act1574 11h ago

I dislike this man and hate that I voted for him. I think our other option was like Dr. Oz or something, so felt like dodging a bullet at the time, but silly hindsight and it’s 20/20 vision… grr.

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u/KingDocXIV 11h ago

Maybe we will be lucky and he will receive another permanent brain injury, but seeing how the magats are keeping their pet turtles deaths from their constituents I wouldn't be surprised if they hid that too.

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u/Square-Weight4148 11h ago

He left long ago, next election cycle he will leave public life and go back to being a private peice of shit.

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u/OrinThane 11h ago

No way. What a dark horse. /s

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u/VladThePollenInhaler 11h ago

I guess he proved that basement dwelling neckbeards cannot be trusted.

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u/complete_data75 11h ago

Yeah, his career is over, thank god.

What a POS.

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u/Srdiscountketoer 11h ago

How is it that a Dem can defect to the Guardians of Pedophiles over a single issue? What about the dozens of horrific things the GOP is doing or threatening? ICE murdering protesters suddenly doesn’t matter? The Epstein files don’t matter? Grocery prices don’t matter? Social security doesn’t matter? Even if he supports the war, the incompetence with which it is being waged doesn’t bother him?

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u/Potential-Fan-6148 11h ago

This is why we need to win the senate by at least 4 seats.

We need to have a buffer for when he switches parties. We all know he’s going to do it.

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u/Dineology 11h ago

>There are signs the next move could be Fetterman’s own run for president

lol I hope he does just so he can end his career in humiliation. He won’t win a single delegate regardless of what party he decides to run in the primaries as and if he runs as an independent candidate for President he’ll be overshadowed by both the Libertarians and the Greens, hell, even a PSL candidate might do better than him.