Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American, said he would run in a primary to be the Democratic nominee in 2028

John Fetterman, the maverick Democratic senator who has provoked widespread anger by increasingly siding with Republicans, is to be challenged for his Pennsylvania seat by a democratic socialist candidate who is originally from Gaza.

Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American, said he would run in a primary to be the Democratic nominee in 2028, when Fetterman’s seat is up for re-election.

The move is the first sign of Fetterman’s weakened position in the party since the Democrats won back control of the Senate in last week’s US midterm elections, when the party won at least 54 of the upper chamber’s 100 seats.

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[–] 9 points 1 hour ago* (2 children)

Except the Tea Party was astroturfed as fuck, by big GOP donors.

This isn't.

I know this, because I was once a Ron Paul Republican. End the Fed, Stop the Wars, that kinda thing. They co-opted that movement, at the time.

They saw the 4chan driven 'money bombs' timed to coincide with reporting on campaign funding level announcements, and that Paul's campaign was literally self organizing... just a random organization sprung up, rented a fucking blimp, put Ron Paul ads on it, and flew it around the country.

This had nothing to do with Paul's own campaign organization.

It was literally just some guys.

The GOP saw that kind of enthusiasm and then aped it, co-opted it, re-directed it, and called that the Tea Party.

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  • [–] 2 points 47 minutes ago (1 child)

    That's really interesting! I remember the rallies and the Glen Beck "progressives" panic when Obama was elected. Trash all around!

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