John Fetterman Political Misstep
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- Kaia HubbardCBS News
- Victoria ChurchillDaily Mail
- Anders HagstromFox News
- Ally GoelzNew York Post
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Earlier this year, Fetterman warned that if Democrats became more entrenched in anti-Israel policy positions, he would exit the party, and has taken jabs at the party’s direction during this midterm election cycle as far-left progressives, like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, have emerged as standard-bearers.
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With speculation about whether he may defect from the Democratic party swirling around him, US senator John Fetterman described himself seemingly unintentionally as a “lifelong Republican” during a fireside chat in Texas over the weekend.
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- 27 Sep
Fetterman also noted that his 'long-term concern has been with the Democratic Party, as I am a member of that, is that our party is going to back away and turn their back to Israel.'
- 28 Sep
At the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday, Fetterman expressed his belief that it was “entirely possible” for the Democratic party to clinch a majority in the Senate during the federal midterm elections in November, with Republicans being predicted to lose seats in Congress.
Coverage 6 articles
28 Sep John Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’
The Guardian
27 Sep Sen. John Fetterman speaks with Major Garrett about midterms, political future
CBS News
27 Sep Fetterman says he’s a ‘lifelong Republican’ in awkward slip
New York Post
27 Sep John Fetterman accidentally calls himself a 'lifelong Republican' at Texas Tribune Festival
Fox News
27 Sep Embarrassed John Fetterman desperately backpedals after telling live audience 'I'm a lifelong Republican!'
Daily Mail
27 Sep Sen. John Fetterman says it's "entirely possible" Democrats take back Senate
CBS News
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