{"id":588109,"date":"2026-04-21T12:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=588109"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:44:14","slug":"pa-house-dems-give-fetterman-a-resounding-thumbs-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=588109","title":{"rendered":"PA House Dems give Fetterman a resounding thumbs down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From defenders to detractors, House Democrats from Pennsylvania appear poised to jump ship on Sen. John Fetterman (D) if he doesn\u2019t learn to walk in lockstep.<\/p>\n

At the same time that leftists were bending over backward to distract from the cognitive decline of then-President Joe Biden, Democrats presented a united front in support of Fetterman\u2019s 2022 election after a stroke raised questions about his ability to take on the responsibility.<\/p>\n

With his first re-election over the horizon, his Pennsylvania peers from the lower chamber appear to be setting the foundation for a friendly fire ouster.<\/p>\n

Covering the opinions of the representatives, Punchbowl News congressional reporter Max Cohen shared some of their current views on the senator in a piece<\/a> titled, \u201cNo love for Fetterman among Pennsylvania Dems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the voices outspoken against the hoodie-wearing lawmaker, many suspect is set to cross the aisle, were a number of rumored 2028 Senate candidates, including Rep. Brendan Boyle, \u201cMy focus right now is on 2026, but I would just say I\u2019d be very surprised if he ran in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Likewise, Rep Chris Deluzio said he and the senator have \u201cserious disagreements\u201d about Operation Epic Fury while remarking, \u201c2028 is still a way off.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see what comes after \u201926,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Other factions of the Democratic Party were represented in the piece as Seditious Six member Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a former U.S. Air Force officer who joined her peers in encouraging service members to \u201crefuse illegal orders\u201d and expressed no interest in cooperating<\/a> with the Justice Department on the matter, told Cohen, \u201cIt\u2019s no secret that I\u2019ve been disappointed with some of his votes and that I\u2019m confused by it. But I\u2019m not responsible for deciding whether he runs again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly, Squad member Rep. Summer Lee was asked whether Fetterman should seek re-election as a Democrat, and she argued, \u201cThat\u2019s up to him,\u201d before adding that to do so would be \u201cAt his own peril.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier in April, the senator addressed the distance between him and his party as he told Fox News and syndicated radio host Mark Levin, \u201cI don\u2019t know if I am a moderate, but I really follow what I think is true. I never really cared, whatever side that is, I will follow moral clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fetterman says \u2018moral clarity\u2019 drives his break with the Democratic Party https:\/\/t.co\/DOHCM6wHXQ<\/a> via @BIZPACReview<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BPR (@BIZPACReview) April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a fracturing between me and my party \u2026 primarily it\u2019s been Israel,\u201d explained the lawmaker who has held firm on the Jewish State while his peers hedged support for the ally as they kowtowed to Hamas sympathizers in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack. \u201cThat might isolate me politically, but I\u2019ve had no regrets because I\u2019ve always felt that\u2019s the moral clarity, and I never checked, you know, whatever politics are behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the views of House Democrats, Cohen also turned to a Quinnipiac University Poll<\/a> from February that found 46% of voters favor Fetterman\u2019s job performance while 40% disapprove. The preference was overwhelmingly among the GOP, as Republicans were split 73-18% in approving the senator, while Democrats were 62-22%, with the majority disapproving. Independents came in at 48% approval, 38% disapproval.<\/p>\n

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From defenders to detractors, House Democrats from Pennsylvania appear poised to jump ship on Sen. John Fetterman (D) if he doesn\u2019t learn to walk in lockstep. At the same time that leftists were bending over backward to distract from the cognitive decline of then-President Joe Biden, Democrats presented a united front in support of Fetterman\u2019s… Continue reading PA House Dems give Fetterman a resounding thumbs down<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":588110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-588109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=588109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/588110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=588109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=588109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=588109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}