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Sen. John Fetterman still at center of
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Posted By: NorthernDog, 3/22/2025 5:45:07 PM

WASHINGTON — The dustup over the future of the Democratic Party and how lawmakers should blunt President Donald Trump’s grip on Washington showed little signs of abating this week, with Sen. John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania, still playing a central role. Former Democratic Congressman Conor Lamb, who finished second to Mr. Fetterman in the state’s 2022 Senate primary, accused the senator on Friday of “collaborating with — rather than fighting” the president and his Republican Party, which controls both chambers of Congress. Mr. Lamb said Mr. Fetterman — who has slammed Democratic protests of Trump and last week voted in favor

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Dems don't know what to do with Fetterman. He mostly votes with them but likes to verbally jab AOC & Co. at every opportunity. Right now AOC is their Queen Bee so they get angry.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: thefield 3/22/2025 6:24:45 PM (No. 1919561)
Nobody knows what to do with Fetterman. Not even Fetterman.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: coyote 3/22/2025 7:11:05 PM (No. 1919574)
Hey Conner Lamb, Senators are in office for the good of the country, and if you think hating Trump takes precedence over that, you should stay retired, probably on a cold, remote mountain somewhere.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: earlybird 3/22/2025 7:56:50 PM (No. 1919589)
He'll vote Dem buf doesn't go for AOC and the Wokesters. Gets a few points for that.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Califedup 3/22/2025 8:37:59 PM (No. 1919601)
Do not fall for Fetterman's attempt to create a public image of a "moderate democrat". Look at how he votes not how he speaks. He votes with the communist death democrats every single time. He voted against banning sicko men from competing in women's sports. He is a radical at heart. Don't be fooled by this slob.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Kafka2 3/22/2025 9:46:17 PM (No. 1919626)
It is obvious that the Democrats are so filled with blind hate that they have not even considered that any of the things President Trump is trying to do is good for the country. As a result, they are fighting against the good of the country. Whether you believe this is due to evil intent or merely rank stupidity, either way it is a valid reason not to vote for the Democrats. Meanwhile, Fetterman is about the only Democrat who is showing any common sense. It is a shame that none of the other Democrats are listening to him.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: janjan 3/22/2025 11:58:40 PM (No. 1919639)
There are a lot of Democrats in Congress who recognize that the woke extremists have hijacked the Party. Fetterman is one of the few who will speak out. Meanwhile Sanders and AOC think they can fill the leadership vacancy and turn the Party even more left. The Democrats are going down in flames - they are close to it now - and the Sanders/AOC alliance will finish them off.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: jayjeti 3/23/2025 12:55:42 AM (No. 1919647)
When Fetterman recovered from the stroke his brain rerouted around some woke leftist areas and grew a pair.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: DCGIRL 3/23/2025 6:34:42 AM (No. 1919680)
Don't trust Fetterman. He talks as a libertarian but votes with the democrats. Remember, he is from Pennsylvania. The state that turned RED and voted a well known democrat Senator (Casey) out of office in the last election. John is being advised to act this way.
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