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[–] 54 points 4 hours ago* (3 children)

Fetter-proof majority.

Get lost, John.

Go hop on that sinking Republican ship.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 child)

    Reminder that there are more Sinemas, Fettermans, Stevens within the Democratic ranks, and that 2028 Primaries start right now.

    So be on the look-out for authentic left-leaning progressives to take on the next batch of turncoats.

    For example. This new Medicare At 50 thing is being pushed by a lot of milquetoast moderates to dilute the rising momentum of the already immensely popular M4A act — many if not all conveniently not up for reelection until at least 2032 in the Senate.

    Apart from Schumer and Jeffries, I'm afraid you'll see not just a one-person defector on the Senate floor but now 5 or 6 defections — from Baldwin, Duckworth, Booker, Gillibrand, etc. (all who are co-sponsoring MA50A) — with the tie-breaker going to Vance and saying, "Oh man... well sorry, we tried."

    Don't get me wrong, Dems are better than Republicans and I'm grateful we dodged some very dark days by winning big. But our work is far from finished.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 hour ago

    Yup. And you can bet Jeffries is going to do everything possible to prevent a votes that would reveal the true feelings of primariable democrats, and when the vote does go to the floor, it will fail narrowly due to a rotating cast of villains in safe seats.

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    [–] 22 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

    Stop posting news about him.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (3 children)

    I say keep it up! Fetterman being plastered all over social media is the best thing to happen to Van Hollen's run against Schumer's leadership role :)

    And reminder that Ahmed Moor -- self-described 42-year-old Palestinian American foreign policy writer, small-business owner, DSA member, born in Gaza, living in Philadelphia -- is intending to primary Fetterman in '28.

    https://www.moorforsenate.com/

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago (2 children)

    Wow. This Moor guy has a lot of credentials having been born in Gaza and describing himself as a Palestinian American. However, I'd be concerned that a small business owner would be too indoctrinated in capitalism to be a good socialist.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 hours ago

    Uh, why? Small businesses are pretty much exactly what we want the private sector to consist of, and a rational small business owner understands they have more in common with their customers than the Waltons.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    One can never let perfection be the enemy of (in this case) much better. Neither should anyone have a problem with small businesses, I don't think.

    The reality though is that many Democratic Socialists like Sanders, AOC, Moor are actually more closely adherent to Social Democratic models that are truly mixed economy. Hence why even Sanders himself points to Social Democracies under the Nordic Model as examples of nations doing things right.

    But again either way... Better than Fetterman. Better than Oz. Better than any Republican.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 hours ago

    I look forward to him being thrown out by voters.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 hour ago

    Seen on blue sky:

    the voters: we are rejecting the republican party in numbers not seen in generations

    john fetterman: I should become a republican

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  • [–] 8 points 2 hours ago
    [–] 8 points 3 hours ago

    Bye Felecia.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 hours ago

    Oh no. Annnnyway..

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  • [–] 3 points 1 hour ago

    He must drive a BMW. Assholes always signal wayyyyy after the turn. And he turned long ago.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 minutes ago

    There's the fucking door John.

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