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John Fetterman to be challenged for Senate seat by democratic socialist born in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
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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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I do tend to agree that he was more left before the stroke, or at least more covert, though bluest in the Senate during a period of no substantive control really doesn't mean much. I'm the best runner when nobody else shows up to the race because there's no reward, too.

This is the talking-point we always heard with Kamala Harris and how she was "More progressive than Bernie Sanders" lol. Or how Sinema was progressive... Until she was actually the deciding vote on something as pivotal as gutting the filibuster.

The narrative that his stroke turned hin conservative is fun, but does not hold up under scrutiny.

Genuinely curious, why?

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