Fetterman's Sudden Moderate Pivot a 'Political Calculation'

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (Getty Images)

By    |   Monday, 11 December 2023 06:39 AM EST ET

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman may have risen to power with the reputation for being a “blue-collar progressive,” however, the Democrat in recent weeks has begun bucking his party on numerous issues, including, most vocally, unyielding support for Israel.

Ever since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack on the Jewish State, Fetterman has unabashedly backed Israel’s right to root out those threatening its people, railed against rampant antisemitism, and flat-out rejected the anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian narrative espoused by many activists on the left.

Marisa Herman

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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman may have risen to power with the reputation for being a "blue-collar progressive," however, the Democrat in recent weeks has begun bucking his party on numerous issues, including, most vocally, unyielding support for Israel. Ever since Hamas'...
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