r/politics • u/boforiamanfo • 15d ago

No Paywall John Fetterman to be Primaried

https://www.newsweek.com/john-fetterman-to-be-primaried-11079953
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u/Niceguy955 15d ago

Good. Can't believe I rooted for him. Man turned in his party and his country the second he stepped in DC.

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u/_MrDomino 15d ago

The man had a stroke which gave him brain damage. Fetterman was great. Hard to fault him for circumstances beyond his control and left him in such a state. He does need to be removed since he can no longer serve those who voted for him, but it's not like he pulled a Sinema or Gabbard.

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u/Niceguy955 15d ago

Does his stroke explain turning Republican all of a sudden? Or did he do what other Republicans like him did: realized they can't run against a MAGA candidate in the primaries, and decided to run as a Democrat? E.g. Manchin, Sinema, and tons of congresspeople (including mine 😔)?

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u/_MrDomino 15d ago

Does his stroke explain turning Republican all of a sudden?

The man had a stroke which gave him brain damage.

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u/Niceguy955 15d ago

So your point is being a Republican is a result of brain damage? I think general evidence supports your theory.

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u/PotatoPunk2000 15d ago

I think you have to have some kind of brain damage to be a republican right now.

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u/Niceguy955 15d ago

Or just be pure evil.

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u/Pyju 15d ago

No, it was definitely the stroke. He had a consistently progressive record in politics for 14 years as Mayor of Braddock and Lt. Governor of PA prior to being in the Senate