Fetterman unloads again

evince said:
It was brain damage
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John Fetterman, the Democrat Senator from Pennsylvania, suffered a severe stroke in May 2022, just days before winning his party's primary for the U.S. Senate.

He won the general election in November 2022 despite ongoing recovery challenges, including auditory processing issues and speech difficulties, which he has managed with tools like closed captioning. His stroke caused significant brain damage, as he has publicly acknowledged, leading to inpatient rehabilitation and long-term effects on his health and behavior.

Fetterman campaigned in 2022 as a Democrat, emphasizing issues like workers' rights, raising the minimum wage, abortion rights ("between a woman and her physician"), legalizing marijuana, and criminal justice reform (including reducing marijuana possession sentences and opposing the death penalty). He obtained endorsements from progressive groups like the Democrat Socialists of America (DSA) and positioned himself against fracking while highlighting his wife's illegal immigrant background to underscore his pro-immigration stance.

Post-election, Fetterman has shifted notably rightward on several key issues, drawing criticism from Democrats who helped elect him. These changes became particularly evident after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, but some predated it.

Medical experts, like those cited in 2022 coverage, note strokes can affect personality, impulse control, and decision-making due to frontal lobe damage, but they avoid diagnosing Fetterman specifically.
 
Diogenes said:
No, Anchovies, Democrats are not broadly demonstrating tolerance for Senator John Fetterman's dissenting opinions, particularly on his staunch pro-Israel stance amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and other centrist positions that diverge from progressive priorities.

Fetterman's views, such as rejecting calls for an immediate ceasefire, blaming Hamas exclusively for civilian casualties in Gaza, and supporting Israel's military actions without conditions, have sparked significant backlash from within his own party, especially from the left wing.

This criticism has escalated to personal attacks, calls for primary challenges, and even staff departures, highlighting a deepening divide where his independence is often framed as betrayal rather than principled disagreement.

Fetterman, once celebrated by progressives for his brash, Bernie Sanders-endorsed style during his 2022 Senate campaign, has become a lightning rod since October 7, 2023. He has draped himself in an Israeli flag during protests, hung hostage photos outside his office, and publicly waved the flag at pro-Palestinian demonstrators while telling them to "protest Hamas" instead.

Democrats have branded him "#GenocideJohn" online, accusing him of enabling "blood on his hands" and aligning with "Likud" rather than Democrats.

This intolerance extends beyond rhetoric. In early 2024, Fetterman's chief of staff resigned, citing irreconcilable differences over his Israel support and border security views; issues where he broke from party lines by backing stricter immigration measures.

Democrat-friendly media outlets and commentators have amplified this.

In 2025, the friction has intensified. Fetterman has criticized his party for "pandering to the far left" on Israel, calling out Democrats for boycotting Netanyahu's congressional address as "pathetic" and supporting anti-Israel figures like Mahmoud Khalil.

In response, Pennsylvania Democrats are actively discussing 2028 primary challengers, including Reps. Brendan Boyle and Chris Deluzio.

Overall, the evidence points to a party environment where Fetterman's opinions provoke exclusionary pushback.
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And yet he is still a Democrat, caucuses with Democrats, votes with Democrats, and has flatly refused numerous invitations to join the GOP
 
Libhater said:
Elections yesterday were all in blue states. Got it now?
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No, the elections held on November 4, 2025, were not all in blue states (i.e., those that voted for the Democrat presidential candidate in 2024).

While many high-profile races and ballot measures occurred in reliably Democrat strongholds like California, New Jersey, and New York, several contests took place in red or swing states, including Texas (a red state), Virginia (a swing state), Pennsylvania (a swing state), Maine (a blue state but with notable local races), Mississippi (a red state), and Georgia (a red state).

This mix reflects the off-year nature of 2025, which featured a patchwork of gubernatorial, legislative, congressional special, mayoral, judicial, and ballot measure elections rather than a nationwide uniform ballot.
 
Diogenes said:
No, the elections held on November 4, 2025, were not all in blue states (i.e., those that voted for the Democrat presidential candidate in 2024).

While many high-profile races and ballot measures occurred in reliably Democrat strongholds like California, New Jersey, and New York, several contests took place in red or swing states, including Texas (a red state), Virginia (a swing state), Pennsylvania (a swing state), Maine (a blue state but with notable local races), Mississippi (a red state), and Georgia (a red state).

This mix reflects the off-year nature of 2025, which featured a patchwork of gubernatorial, legislative, congressional special, mayoral, judicial, and ballot measure elections rather than a nationwide uniform ballot.
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what chat engine are you copy and pasting from?
 
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