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AStern

(600 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:24 AM Monday

The GOP soured on Cawthorn and now Mace. It's time for Democrats to do the same with John Fetterman.

The GOP eventually rejected figures like Cawthorn and now they're targeting Nancy Mace because their behavior became a liability to the party. Democrats should recognize that John Fetterman has reached the same point. His positions and rhetoric now contradict the values and priorities his party claims to stand for. This should have also should have happened to Krysten Sinema and Tulsi Gabbard.

The Democratic party needs to do a better job vetting potential candidates and rid itself of conservative trolls like the ones mentioned above.

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The GOP soured on Cawthorn and now Mace. It's time for Democrats to do the same with John Fetterman. (Original Post) AStern Monday OP

Be sure to add Democratic-caucusing Independents need to do better vetting as well. W_HAMILTON Monday #1

I don't think we should rate the Democrats on saying things like don't call Republicans fascist or on political everyonematters Monday #2

John Fetterman has consistently voted with Republican colleagues to reopen the government.... AStern Monday #3

He was against the strategy of not funding the government. What is your point other than he made you angry. everyonematters Monday #4

Just come out and say that you agree with the eight democrats that CAVED, BENT THE KNEE, CAPITULATED AStern Monday #5

Fetterman belong on the curb durablend Monday #6

W_HAMILTON

(9,863 posts)

1. Be sure to add Democratic-caucusing Independents need to do better vetting as well.

Reply to AStern (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:29 AM

Monday

Gabbard.

Fetterman.

Looks like we almost got another one snuck in a well (Platner).

everyonematters

(3,970 posts)

2. I don't think we should rate the Democrats on saying things like don't call Republicans fascist or on political

Reply to AStern (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:44 AM

Monday

strategies. We should rate them on policy. Fetterman's economic policies are in line with AOC and Bernie Sanders. Fetterman is in a swing state. If he gets primaried, it would probably be by a moderate Democrat. Whoever wins that battle would be weakened because of it meaning the Republican would be more likely to win. Is this worth losing a Senate seat?

AStern

(600 posts)

3. John Fetterman has consistently voted with Republican colleagues to reopen the government....

Reply to everyonematters (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:49 AM

Monday

John Fetterman calls the shutdown a ‘failure,’ as a handful of Democrats join Republicans to reopen government

John Fetterman has consistently voted with Republican colleagues to reopen the government as his Democratic colleagues advocate for health care subsidies.

Sen. John Fetterman called the shutdown a “failure” after voting to reopen the government.

The Pennsylvania Democrat described himself as “a consistent voice” against the shutdown.

The shutdown has been longer than any in history. But on Sunday night, the Senate advanced a bill that had been previously passed by the House to fund the federal government through the end of January.

Fetterman was one of three Democratic caucus members who voted to reopen the shutdown from the start of the shutdown as the vast majority of his Democratic colleagues fought to negotiate health care subsidies in the stopgap bill.

On Sunday, he was joined by seven Democrat colleagues who voted for the Republican bill, which passed 60 to 40 — meeting the Senate’s 60-vote threshold, which had eluded lawmakers for weeks.

“I’m sorry to our military, SNAP recipients, gov workers, and Capitol Police who haven’t been paid in weeks,” Fetterman said in a post on X. “It should’ve never come to this.”

“This was a failure,” he added.

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