The GOP's once sure-fire odds to retain their Senate majority in the midterms are looking bleaker every day, but according to a new report from Politico, some in the party are plotting a "coup" that could save them from a complete wipeout: flipping John Fetterman, the increasingly ostracized Democratic senator. Fetterman was first elected to the Senate from Pennsylvania in 2022, besting the Trump-backed Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz and helping Democrats defy the odds and grow their majority in the chamber. Initially styling himself as a working-class progressive champion, he has since made a major shift away from his own party, voicing support for various initiatives and nominees from President Donald Trump and breaking the Democratic minority on several key votes.

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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

It is insane to say an institution where representatives of 10% of the population can thwart the interests of the other 90% (Source) is democratic. Russia has elections, that doesn't make it a functioning democracy.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Russia's elections are known to be a facade like in North Korea. And I do agree America isn't authentic in their elections either.

    But the senate is one of the few spaces we get elections often and specifically for our locality. I don't think the senate as a concept is a problem, I think there are flaws in the execution

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