Fetterman unveils general election ad running on Fox News

[BumRushDaShow]

Fetterman unveils general election ad running on Fox News

by Caroline Vakil - 06/07/22 7:44 AM ET


Associated Press/Marc Levy
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, speaks at a Centre County Democrats breakfast event at a hotel at the Mountain View Country Club on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Boalsburg, Pa.



Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s (D) Senate campaign is out with two new general election ads on Tuesday, including one airing on Fox News within the state. The ad on Fox News, which was first reported by Politico, highlights Fetterman’s 20 years living in Pennsylvania and “calls out Washington and career politicians for bad trade deals and fueling the opioid epidemic,” according to his campaign.

“Washington, D.C., attacked towns like this for years. They wrote bad deals that sent away our jobs, approved the drugs that kill our kids. We need help. They just talk,” Braxton White, an army veteran and member of the Clarion Area School District Board, says in the 30-second ad. “Not John Fetterman. For 20 years he’s lived in a place like this — building, pushing, fighting. He’s running for Senate to do the same thing there. Good American jobs, higher wages for us. That’s John,” White adds.

The ad is set to run in the Pennsylvania media markets of Johnstown, Pittsburgh and Scranton on Fox News and on broadcast stations in Johnstown and Altoona, according to his campaign — demonstrating how the progressive Democrat seeks to reach Republican voters in the state as well as those from his own party. Fetterman’s campaign is airing another ad on broadcast channels in Pittsburgh and Scranton that portrays the Senate candidate as a veteran of the state fighting against political outsiders.

“This is a race for the future of every community across Pennsylvania. For every small town or person that’s felt left behind, for every job left and factory closed, for every person that works hard but can’t get ahead as costs keep rising,” Fetterman says in the one-minute ad. “Those decisions were made for us by people that don’t know us, and that’s exactly who we’re running against. Pennsylvania is our home, and it’s worth fighting for.”

https://thehill.com/news/campaign/3514123-fetterman-unveils-general-election-ad-running-on-fox-news/

Here are the ads linked in the article (the link tag won't embed links to youtube under text) -

And here is the fundraising bumper sticker that Fetterman is selling to underscore the Oz fraud -



Wait until Republicans find out that Oz is a... pause... Muslim.

Will the "Madrassa" crap suddenly bubble up about Oz like they did to Obama?

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Dr. Oz needs baptism in Birtherism

I hope Fetterman is ok. Stroke. That can leave subtle changes in speech, movement, even alter control of facial muscles.

I'm suspecting rehab, though surely he needs rest and that could be the reason for the pause. No sense in campaigning too early when you are ahead in the polls.

[Demsrule86]

2. He is fine...and that is what the midwest thinks ...Ohio, PA, Michigan ETC...this is how you

win across the board. He will take Republican votes. And of course, Oz is not an American citizen but a dual citizen who votes in Turkey's elections. He is also a carpetbagger and is only in PA because of the Senate seat...that stuff matters here and elsewhere I suspect. Go big John! These are new commercials and Fetterman sounds fine.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Both MD Senator Chris Van Hollen and NM Senator Ben Ray Lujn had strokes this spring

(Van Hollen's happened the same weekend as Fetterman's and Lujan's happened back in January and he indicated that he is "only back at 90%" ).

I love how we have so negatively focused on Fetterman, who we want to win in order to ADD an additional seat to the Senate yet MISS that we could LOSE the majority because of people like Van Hollen and Lujan.

[AntivaxHunters]

19. Dr Oz needs a labotomy

The dude is fucking whacked

[Demsrule86]

63. Damn...and here I thought he already had one.

[Demsrule86]

3. Great post..kick

[BumRushDaShow]

5. That 2nd ad is great!

[blue neen]

6. Good ads, both of them.

I don't watch Fox, so I won't get to see them on TV.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Apparently it was just the first ad that ran on Faux

and I sure as hell don't watch any Faux Snooze channels.

According to the article, the 2nd ad is running "locally" on broadcast TV out in western PA. I haven't really turned on the TV much in the past year, let alone during this past primary, so haven't checked to see if he is running anything here in SE PA yet now that the primary is over.

[blue neen]

9. I'll pay attention to local stations to see what they're running.

It's going to be a wild election season.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. We really need to make sure that Shapiro gets in as Governor

or we're fucked.

[Ohio Joe]

7. Fetterman will be great for PA

An excellent choice.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. The message and manner in which he has been messaging

including his own presentation of his "persona", is "speaking to" the very people that Democrats keep hand-wringing about - the "rural/small town (white) 'working class'".

He looks like them, dresses like them, and "inks" (tatoos) like them and has eschewed "elitism" (at least as many folks consider that term).

I always go back and post this ad that Gov. Wolf ran when Fetterman was first on the ticket with Wolf during Wolf's re-election bid in 2018. I had never heard of him but this ad cracked me up so that it just showed someone who was "authentic" and who doesn't shy away from "being himself" -

And yes when he does preside over the PA State Senate as the Lt. Governor and President of the Senate for certain events, he does wear a tie.

[Ohio Joe]

13. Heh, never saw that...

It's awesome

[BumRushDaShow]

16. I still love that ad (they did show it here in Philly back in 2018)

There is something about it that is just "real".

They're like the Odd Couple!

[Demsrule86]

36. That is hilarious. Fetterman beat sitting Lieutenant Governor to run with Wolf in

his second term. They won big too.

[BumRushDaShow]

38. Yup he did

and apparently Mike Stack (who had personnel issues) and Wolf clashed quite a bit and he was looking for someone new.

But with Fetterman, although he and Wolf appear to be "opposites", they both came together with similar experiences with liberal-created public service activities - i.e., Wolf served in the Peace Corps and Fetterman served in AmeriCorps and I think that experience allowed them to not only appreciate the value of diversity, but to be able to connect to people on another level.

[Demsrule86]

48. I was unaware about the public service activities...thanks. I saw Fetterman at a hearing

to get a man out of jail...who had spent decades there...weep. He could even talk at one point.

'Harrisburg, PA - Commuted former life-sentence inmates George Trudel and Naomi Blount started their new jobs today as commutations specialists for the Office of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, furthering Fetterman’s efforts to remake the commutations process in Pennsylvania.

Trudel and Blount, who served a combined 68 years in prison despite never having taken a life, will visit prisons to assist inmates who are applying and to educate prisoners about the commutations process.

“This is the first time in the history of commutations in Pennsylvania, and possibly the nation, that former offenders will fill these roles,” Fetterman said. “No one is more suitable for these positions than two people who have gone through the process and who have valuable institutional knowledge. We’re grateful to have them on the team.'

[BumRushDaShow]

68. Fetterman on AmeriCorps

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman
AmeriCorps alumnus 1995 to 1997

John Fetterman was attracted to Braddock, PA, by the town's tragic arc of history and malignant beauty. Founded around the site of Andrew Carnegie's first steel mill, Braddock's fortunes declined in lockstep with the American steel industry. As the town's population fell from a peak of more than 20,000 to just 2,300, its buildings, infrastructure, and economy unraveled. With 90 percent of everything lost – population, buildings, homes, and businesses – the challenges seemed insurmountable. John, an AmeriCorps alumnus and Harvard graduate with a Master's Degree in Public Policy, moved to Braddock in 2001.

Four years later John became the town's mayor – winning the election by a single vote – and has been at the forefront of a massive effort to revitalize the once prosperous town ever since. In 2018, after several successful terms as mayor, Fetterman was elected Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. A relentless advocate for reimagining and redesigning Braddock, Lt. Gov. Fetterman's focus on creating a safer, most-just Braddock, youth-oriented programs, attracting artists and other “creatives" to his community and to pursuing green urban renewal and economic development have been recognized in The New York Times, The Atlantic and The Guardian, and on CNBC, CNN, CBS News, “The Colbert Report” and “Real Time with Bill Maher.” In 2012, John was honored as a Champion of Change during AmeriCorps Alums Day at the White House.

https://americorps.gov/stories/lt-gov-john-fetterman

Fetterman was recognized by President Obama 10 years ago as part or Obama's "Champions of Change" initiative -

Utilizing Lessons from AmeriCorps as Mayor

August 17, 2012 at 2:45 PM ET by John Fetterman , Mayor John Fetterman

John FettermanMayor John Fetterman is being honored as a Champion of Change for his time and effort in AmeriCorps.



As the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, one of the state’s poorest and most challenged communities, my service through AmeriCorps underpins much of my entire professional career and pays dividends daily.

In some respects, I’ve never left AmeriCorps. Just this past Friday, members from Allegheny County’s KEYS Service Corps celebrated their summer of service in our community’s playgrounds. Next week, KEYS Service Corps members will assist with the constructions of an off-leash area for dogs and help staff our Community Day celebration.

Without KEYS Service Corps, our community could not actively engage Braddock’s children during the summer months. But AmeriCorps involvement in our community extends far beyond our playgrounds. AmeriCorps also directs the largest and most successful youth summer jobs program in Allegheny County- The Braddock Youth Project.

Their service to Braddock also annually includes several large-scale service projects.

I’d like to believe I made a difference during my years in AmeriCorps setting up the first computer labs in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and teaching GED classes. Even 15 years after my formal service ended, I will still occasionally encounter a former student that is doing well for themselves and families.

Serving alongside members in Braddock reminds me of my own time with AmeriCorps. The partnership Braddock enjoys with KEYS Service Corps, without a doubt, is one of the most important and potent community rebuilding forces currently operating in Braddock today.

John Fetterman is the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2012/08/17/utilizing-lessons-americorps-mayor

[Demsrule86]

79. Thank you for sharing that. He is a very remarkable man.

[BumRushDaShow]

83. You're welcome!

THIS is how he really communicates and he hasn't let up -

Link to tweet

John Fetterman
@JohnFetterman
Wow. We sold over 1,000 of these bumper stickers in the first 24 hours after Dr. Oz officially became our opponent. 🤯

Be sure to get yours before we have to restock again!!! http://fetterman.co/3tbrmYo
Image
8:56 PM · Jun 7, 2022

[Just A Box Of Rain]

10. I was pumped to see the ads

But what the hell?

Fetterman is running against Washington when the Democratic Party controls the White House, the House of Reps, and (by virtue of the VP's role) the Senate?

Really terrible messaging in my opinion.

And one would think people in PA are used to his "looks" by now. Is taking about that really the message he should be focusing upon?

Good thing the general election race is in the early stages, as this seems like a rocky start to ad campaign to this Democrat.

This is a seat we must win.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Remember that new candidates always do and say that

They want to be considered as someone who is "an outsider" who can try to move the juggernaut in another direction (which we all know is usually impossible but it's the usual rhetoric that gets invoked in campaigns).

Incumbents can't argue about NOT being from "inside the beltway" and thus beholden to "Washington Lobbyists®".

[Just A Box Of Rain]

15. There are many ways to run as an "outsider" without

appearing to be running against the party that is (barely) in control of Washington today.

Strikes me as tone-deaf.

I hope the messaging improves. Fetterman is not exactly a "new" candidate in PA.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. So you are saying that the factories only started closing down AFTER Biden was elected in 2020

and not decades before under RWers like Raygun, Poppy, Shrub, and 45 who believed in deregulation, "supply side" and other "voodoo economics", outsourcing, and pocketing profits by taking on loads of debt?

Is that what you are saying?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

18. The ad highlighted NAFTA which as singed into to law by the Democratic President

Bill Clinton.

We Democrats have razor-thin control in Washington now, so the messaging is ham-fisted in my estimation.

And kindly don't try to put bogus words in my mouth.

These ads are not helpful in my estimation.

[Baked Potato]

21. All politics is local.

Just because a Democrat supported this or that law or policy position in the past doesn’t mean that a past position is an untouchable temple of Democratic goodness.

IMO, he’s not running against the Party or Washington. He is strategically carving out positions that are important to him and his constituency.

NAFTA was not popular in the Midwest and rust belt.

Kamala Harris was against NAFTA saying:

Kamala Harris said in a CNN interview, "I would not have voted for NAFTA, and because I believe that we can do a better job to protect American workers."

And, Joe Biden said this:

Joe Biden said in an interview that he supported the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement after it passed in the U.S. House in December 2019. Biden said, "What I've seen change is that the vast majority of the labor movement supported it." He said it eliminated some loopholes for drug companies and strengthened the enforcement of labor and environmental standards.

https://ballotpedia.org/2020_presidential_candidates_on_NAFTA_and_USMCA

[Just A Box Of Rain]

23. If all politics is "local"

then why run ads against Washington establishment [which is narrowly in the hands of Democrats]?

Seem self-defeating on all levels.

Good thing the campaign is early. Fetterman need better messaging. We need this seat so he can go to....Washington.

[Demsrule86]

43. Fetterman's message is perfect for PA actually. Those who are not familiar with PA

politics might not get that.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

46. I don't agree.

These ads are a good way to turn off Democratic party loyalists who many have supported other candidates in the primaries and whose votes he will need to win in my estimation.

It is important that Fetterman is victorious. Any appearance that he is running against the party is not helpful.

We have the majority in Washington. We need to keep it (and to expand it).

The PA seat is critical.

[Demsrule86]

49. Nope...these are great ads...even party loyalist think PA and the rustbelt got a raw deal.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

58. A point that could be made w/o inflicting damage on our party.

[Celerity]

84. +10000000000000000

[BumRushDaShow]

22. None of that started with NAFTA

it started well before then with the deregulation of corporations that allowed for industry consolidation and chasing the lowest cost labor.

The fucking union-busting ON DAY ONE of Raygun's first term, where he fired thousands of Air Traffic Controllers, is a case in point. It took almost 20 years to staff them back up closer to where they were in the late '70s but the anti-union point was clear, and it lead to what we see today with poor working conditions and slave wages.

Fetterman's messaging is to the very people that Democrats claim to want BACK under their purview. Joe Biden traveled around this state in 2020 (being that he is from here), doing the same thing - going for those blue collar-heavy counties.

All you need to do is look at his speeches in places like Erie, PA, a county that for the first time in decades, voted (R) as a county in 2016. Biden was able to bring that city back to Democrats to help with the votes needed to ensure PA would be in the blue again.

And I suggest you spend a little more time here and get a feeling for how this site operates before going into the attack mode.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

24. I'm familiar with the history and know who signed NAFTA into law.

I also know which party is currently in control of the House, Senate, and the White House.

Not a peep in the ads against running against Republicans, instead he is messaging that he's running against Washington.

Joe Biden did not run against Washington (or by implication the Democratic Party) while he campaigned in PA.

Fetterman say nothing in these ads about keeping Washington (or PA "blue" ).

One can highlight issues that resonate with blue collar industrial workers w/o taking that tact.

And I'd don't require your suggestions on how to comport myself on a Democratic website.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. "I also know which party is currently in control of the House, Senate, and the White House."

And if you "know this", then certainly you know that he was instrumental during the 2020 election here in PA when you had RW Kraken loons and idjits from TX, suing the hell out of this state while promoting "The Big Lie®", in working with the AG, Governor, and SOS to make sure they didn't succeed.

Not a peep in the ads against running against Republicans, instead he is messaging that he's running against Washington.

Did you know that the recount is still going on? I guess now as you might not be from PA.

Joe Biden did not run against Washington (or by implication the Democratic Party) while he campaigned in PA.

Joe Biden was elected into public office for the first time as a Senator in 1972. Do you have copies of his very first campaign ads?

Here he was in Erie going for the same people that Fetterman is going for -

Fetterman say nothing in these ads about keeping Washington (or PA "blue" ).

It's interesting all these people "guessing" - here was one of his ads from well over year ago when he first announced-

And here are a WHOLE PILE MORE of his videos going back 6 years - https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnfettermanPA/videos

And yet you look at 2 brand new ads and have suddenly concluded some nonsense about his "messaging" despite the fact that when it comes to this particular seat, he has been at this for over a year.

And guess what? This is isn't the first time he has run for Senate. He ran previously in 2016, so none of this campaigning is new to him but it is certainly new to Oz. And I suppose that fact is new info to you too.

One can highlight issues that resonate with blue collar industrial workers w/o taking that tact.

And I'd don't require your suggestions on how to comport myself on a Democratic website.

There is a TOS here and that's all I'll say about that.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

26. None of this mix-mash of tangential points is remotely

germane to criticisms of Fetterman's messaging in these ads when he runs against [Democratically controlled] Washington as opposed running against Republicans, who the ads fail to mention. Right?

I view that as a colossal mistake. Good thing the general election race is early. His team need a re-think IMO.

Supporting the Democratic party is not against the TOS nor is making constructive criticisms of campaigns.

Nice try anyway.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. I see you didn't even bother watching any of his other ADs linked to

Check.

(and not surprising. )

[Just A Box Of Rain]

29. The insults are unfounded and not appreciated.

[Demsrule86]

30. Unfounded? I don't think so.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

86. You do a great job alienating fellow Democrats in direct contravention

of this board's core principles.

[BumRushDaShow]

34. I am supporting a candidate to represent ME in the state of PA where I *live*

because Teabagger Toomey is a fucking ass.

The missteps by some politicos in this state resulting in Katie McGinty losing that seat in 2016 should not be repeated. In fact, not only did we lose that but sadly Hillary Clinton ALSO lost as well as our losing the State Treasurer and State Auditor General races, the later two previously held by Democrats.

The only one who prevailed in 2016 is the guy who is now running for Governor, our current Attorney General - Josh Shapiro (D) and he ended with MORE votes statewide that year for his AG race that year, than Hillary Clinton (and even outdid Joe Biden in 2020) -





Fetterman has been MY Lt. Governor since 2018 and has worked well with our governor Tom Wolf, who I also voted for twice, and who had problems with the previous Lt. Gov. (Mike Stack), and Fetterman beat Stack in that primary in 2018.

So we have a history here of unique situations and voting patterns and the strategy going forward needs to reflect these realities.

[Demsrule86]

32. Fetterman is the Democratic nominee...so you are wrong.

His team put out a winning messge. Do you live in PA? Have you ever lived in PA?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

47. Yes, I lived for a time in South Philly.

Right across the municipal baseball field from Pat's and Geno's. Very picturesque neighborhood.

And I'm not a political neophyte.

I'm fully aware Fetterman is the nominee. Now he needs to win the seat. And I think he has an excellent shot to do so.

I fervently wish for his success.

I do not find these ads helpful. Why alienate Democratic loyalists by running against Democratically controlled Washington?

There are better ways to position his appeal of standing with the people and their legitimate concerns as far as I'm concerned. Not good framing IMO.

[Demsrule86]

50. I think these ads will be helpful myself. There are more than a few Democratis in PA

and OH who doesn't vote because they think they are forgotten. These ads will appeal to them. We both hope he wins...and in a midterm...you have to distance yourself from DC somewhat.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

55. And I believe that there are ways to reach people who feel forgotten without appearing

to be running against the party who has the majority in Washington.

Biden reached those people brilliantly.

[Demsrule86]

35. Bush 1 created NAFTA...Bill Clinton has said repeatedly that he regrets signing it...and it

likely contributed to Hillary's losing the rustbelt in the 2016 General...even though she didn't do it... and it didn't help that the TPP was a thing either. NAFTA was a fucking disaster for autos and the rustbelt in general. Many folks here lost everything and literally died because they could get health insurance after their plants closed. My neighbor in Cortland Ohio, hung himself in 2008 after he lost his pension because Delphi (parts manufacturer ) were able to get the pensions thrown out during their 10-year bankruptcy. One of the reasons that Tim Ryan is well respected by both Parties here is that he was the only one who helped the Delphi folks.

I well remember the desperate fundraising going on- cookouts and various fundraising methods. This was before 'go fund me'. Going against NAFTA and the trade agreement is not wrong. It is one of the reasons Trump was able to win the rustbelt albeit by a small margin. He promised to restore manufacturing. Some on our side told voters that the jobs are not coming back but we can pay for retraining. Retraining is a bad word around here. It is the false promises made by Washington when they passed trade agreements that destroyed US manufacturing jobs. And retaining was mostly for Jobs that didn't exist.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

42. George HW Bush was not in office when NAFTA was signed into law.

Everyone is aware of that historical fact.

If Fetterman chooses to appear that he's running against the Democratic Party, it will not bode well for his success. I'm not saying that is his intention, but these two ads give this Democrat pause.

I (very badly) want to see him win that seat. The messaging in this ads is problematic in my estimation.

[BumRushDaShow]

76. Here is some history for you

https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/ustr-archives/north-american-free-trade-agreement-nafta

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

The United States commenced bilateral trade negotiations with Canada more than 30 years ago, resulting in the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on January 1, 1989. In 1991, bilateral talks began with Mexico, which Canada joined. The NAFTA followed, entering into force on January 1, 1994. Tariffs were eliminated progressively and all duties and quantitative restrictions, with the exception of those on a limited number of agricultural products traded with Canada, were eliminated by 2008.

NAFTA also includes chapters covering rules of origin, customs procedures, agriculture and sanitary and phytosanitary measures, government procurement, investment, trade in services, protection of intellectual property rights, and dispute settlement procedures. For the full NAFTA text, click here.

(snip)

(the above excerpt had a link for "click here" that is no longer active but the text of the original treaty can be found here - https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3450/text)

I.e., the ORIGINAL agreements that would form "NAFTA" were negotiated under George H. W. Bush - The agreement between the U.S. and Canada came first and went into effect. Then a separate set of talks working towards an agreement with Mexico occurred just after, where Canada eventually joined in with those negotiations. None of that initial stuff happened under Clinton. He was still the Governor of Arkansas.

When Poppy lost re-election, THEN Clinton took the ball that Poppy started, rolled with it, and finished it. So regardless of who "signed it", it wasn't originated by him.

And to cap that off, NAFTA no longer exists anyway since 45 torpedoed it in favor of what is now called USMCA that went into effect in 2020.

And no, Fetterman is not "running against the Democratic Party". He IS a vital part of it.

Link to tweet

John Fetterman
@JohnFetterman
My dude @iamjohnoliver has a *lot* to say about Dr. Oz, and you know what?

I agree with him. 💯
6:03 PM · Jun 7, 2022

Link to tweet

John Fetterman
@JohnFetterman
You made calls. You sent texts. You knocked doors. You even wrote me songs.

I just *really* can’t thank yinz enough for your support. 😭😭

Without further ado, please enjoy “The Ballad of John Fetterman” written + performed by our volunteer Lynda from Montgomery County.
6:17 PM · May 18, 2022

(I live literally a few blocks from the Philly-Montco line)

Link to tweet

John Fetterman
@JohnFetterman
We’re running a true Democratic, grassroots campaign:

✅ Raise the minimum wage
✅ Expand voting rights
✅ Codify Roe v. Wade
✅ Protect the Union Way of Life

Trust me with your vote on May 17, and you’ll always have mine in Washington.
7:11 PM · Apr 25, 2022

[Just A Box Of Rain]

77. I'm more than aware of the history and I know who signed NAFTA into law...

just like other reasonably well-informed Americans.

[Demsrule86]

39. Did you know that Connor Lamb ran against Nancy Pelosi and said he would never vote for

her, and he didn't. Lamb voted for Kennedy. He also voted with Trump 68% of the time the first year. Now, he likely did this in order to win a conservative district...but no one complained then. The district is thankfully not that conservative thanks to new electoral maps.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

40. And how did that work out for Connor Lamb?

[Demsrule86]

41. Well he did won...but it was 18 so I don't know if that was why. However, he certainly

ran against Washington which you seem to approve of in this case but accuse Fetterman of doing it now? Which is it. You seem familiar somehow.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

44. Huh? I think Lamb running against Nancy Pelosi was a very bad move.

Likewise, Fetterman appearing to running against Democratically controlled "Washington" is also a bad move IMO.

Your intuition is failing you (badly) I'm afraid.

[Demsrule86]

51. Lamb won the seat...it was considered a huge upset at the time.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

54. And he failed in his Senate bid.

[Demsrule86]

78. It was a primary. He won in a General election in 18...

[Just A Box Of Rain]

80. So?

[FloridaBlues]

20. Glad to see his campaign is doing this since he off the trail for several months

[BumRushDaShow]

31. He hasn't been "off the trail for several months"

He has only been out since May 13, 2022 so it hasn't even been a month (today is June 7, 2022).

[FloridaBlues]

52. He is off the trail until late July according to his wife today

It will be several months after all is said.

[BumRushDaShow]

57. Do you have a link? In her CNN interview yesterday, she didn't say "late July"

She said "by July" and "deserves a month break".



The interview is at the below link and I am not finding any interview done today.

Fetterman's wife says Democratic Senate candidate may be away from campaign trail until July as he recovers from a stroke


By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent

Updated 1:49 AM ET, Tue June 7, 2022


Braddock, Pennsylvania (CNN)Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman may be away from the campaign trail until July, his wife told CNN on Monday, as she pushed back on suggestions that the family had not been fully transparent about the extent of his heart condition following a stroke last month.

"I think he deserves a month break to come back as strong as ever," Giselle Fetterman said in an interview with CNN. "This is going to be a tough race and a really important race. I want him to be fully ready for it."

Asked if John Fetterman, who serves as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, would return to campaigning by July in one of the nation's marquee Senate contests, she replied: "Maybe. I think so. That's my hope."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/john-fetterman-campaign-trail-break-july/index.html

Here is what he tweeted today before the rain (that we're about to get here on the other side of the state in Philly) chased him in -

Link to tweet

John Fetterman
@JohnFetterman
Little update from before the rain started this morning 👇
2:42 PM · Jun 7, 2022

[FloridaBlues]

71. I'll see if I can find it read her statement on Twitter. He's one of my fav

Candidates, I feel he’s one of our best chance on gaining more seats.

[BumRushDaShow]

73. I already checked her twitter AND his

that's why I asked!

I keep their twitter webpages up in tabs (have done since the 2020 election) because they are tweeting some hilarious stuff and he is the best for trolling the RW loons!

[Wounded Bear]

27. Good basic Democratic ads...

Good to see Fetterman playing the working folks card. We need to take that away from repubs.

[BumRushDaShow]

37. Yes and we have been looking for someone

who can "speak to" this one demographic of "white working class" because most POC are "working class" too, but have been excluded out of that definition by Democrats for some reason.

He appears to know the nuance of an inclusive society (was mayor of a majority-black town and is married to a Brazilian), and has tapped into the populism that we keep ceding to Republicans.

I just saw an article earlier this morning that mentioned Al Franken as our last "populist" Democratic candidate, although I would add Corey Booker, who came after. In an environment like this, sometimes it's good to have someone like that to "shake up the place" (within reason).

[Deminpenn]

33. "I don't even look like a typical person"

Made me LOL for real.

Gotta love the jokes at his own expense.

[ripcord]

45. I'm still bothered by the 2013 incident

But there is no choice when compared to Oz.

[Demsrule86]

53. Well maybe this will help. Braddock was pretty dangerous back then...Fetterman did a good

job reducing crime...I think as mayor, it was fine. But no matter what, he did not attack the man he stopped and the police arrived...seems reasonable to me. And the 'innocent' person was later arrested for kidnapping for ransom and assaulting a person too...there were more charges. He was found guilty and is currently serving a lengthy prison term thus I have no problem with Fetterman's actions and neither did PA voters.

[ripcord]

56. He may have been convicted of another crime but he was innocent that day

Fetterman admitted he may have broken the law chasing a black man down the street with a shotgun, ya think? We do not need armed vigilantes chasing people who they assume may have broken the law, remember he heard something he thought was gun shots, but didn't see anything then saw an unarmed black jogger and automatically assumed he was armed and dangerous without any proof. I support him over Oz but that doesn't mean what he did was acceptable.

[Demsrule86]

60. I don't agree. And I have never heard Fetterman say he broke the law...he heard gun shots

and reacted in a reasonable way IMHO. And if it didn't hurt him in the primaries, it sure as hell won't in a General. It was not because the guy was Black..Braddock was majority Black. He was in the area so Fetterman held him for the cops...turns out the guy was a really bad guy. I don't think anyone will care. In fact, Braddock elected him twice after this and he won a statewide race as Lieutenant governor.

[ripcord]

67. You actually think that is reasonable?

Chasing someone down the street with a shotgun even though he had no proof or evidence that the jogger had done anything wrong? He acted like any other gun toting vigilante, I am having trouble believing someone would defend that behavior from anyone.

[Demsrule86]

81. Yes, in fact I once opened my door and ordered some guys off the property...they moved towards

me (where my baby and puppy were) and I pulled the trigger. Lucky for them, I was using the shotgun which I had never fired as ex said it was no gun for a lady-trying to scare them...almost broke my shoulder and the gun bucked up. I winged one of them...maybe with a stone as I blew a big hole in the patio... we were in the middle of nowhere in WVA...not even a phone.

Several of my neighbors have guns in Cleveland and they have been known to come out with them if there is an issue or a gunshot for that matter. I sold my guns and gave the family ones to my brother when I moved out of WVA as I didn't need them anymore.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

59. The man's future criminal behavior is totally irrelevant.

What is revelevent is that Fetterman acted reasonably in the situation, no one got hurt, and his actions to risk his life to protect the people he served defines bravery.

Smearing the man he stopped is a losing is a losing move.

[Demsrule86]

61. Smearing him? Actually Fetterman has never said what the guy did...Myaires wrote a letter

from prison endorsing Fetterman. That is how I found out he had been convicted and did some research and found the charges which I posted. The mainstream media has never posted it either even though they doubtless know...so say what you want but I don't think this will be an issue in the General. Lamb and Kenyetta brought it up endlessly...what they didn't bring up was how to help folks in PA and they both lost and badly.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

64. I didn't remotely suggest that Fetterman smeared him.

This in another "invention" on your part.

Your bringing up the man's future criminal record is unnecessary as it is totally irrelevant to Fireman stopping him during this incident--which was entirely reasonable.

Fetterman doesn't not need to make excuses for his heroic actions and bring up the man's criminal record as an unnecessary "excuse," is not a good look.

It is all completely irrelevant.

[Demsrule86]

82. I see.

Ah, did you mean me smearing the now criminal guy? You didn't mean Fetterman smeared the guy? He didn't. I looked it up. If so my mistake. It was somewhat confusing.

[MerryBlooms]

85. Every interaction has been confusing.

Lots of goal posts being moved, backt tracking, gaslighting, and supporting Fetterman, but not supporting Fetterman. All flying just under the radar for alert, and also some broken English. Weird. Your posts have been great, keep up the good fight. 🥰

[peggysue2]

62. Love the bumper sticker!

Ads, too; I watched them earlier today. But the bumper sticker focuses on the simple, irrefutable fact that Oz has been a registered voter in New Jersey for over 30 frigging years. Reportedly, Oz and his wife have been living with the wife's parents (or at least using the address as a residence marker) and just recently purchased a home in the Keystone State.

Does the term Carpetbagger come to mind?

Mr. TV personality doesn't know anything about PA other than what his campaign advisors feed him and is simply using the state as a convenient stepping-stone. No way in hell would NJ elect this faker. The man's never done anything for Pennsylvania's electorate beyond showing his mug on TV and hawking dubious 'cures' to the public. Certainly, he's smarter than The Former Guy since he was once a cardiothoracic surgeon. However, he is of the same cut as all the other hangers-on and opportunists--loyalty to the Orange Slug hoping against hope that some of the orange 'luck' sticks to them.

I find the man absolutely repellent, not even a good actor. Did you see his gun ad? LOL.

Hope Fetterman and his team keep the ad push back in high-gear reminding the electorate who is PA's Favorite Son and who is clearly the Imposter.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

66. Glad to see you.

It has been a one-way relationship as I have loved reading your posts and am glad you here and I hope you are well.

[peggysue2]

70. Well thank you, box of rain

A big ole back, too!

[Cha]

72. Hey Peggy, Yes, the bumper sticker shows he's

running Against the magat Oz.

I hope he's Not saying he's running Against Pres Biden(Washingtion).. who gave Fetterman such a great Welcome when he won the Primary.

Because that would be counter Productive. We Need Biden to Win PA Again in 2024.. Big Picture.

💙💛

[peggysue2]

74. Fetterman totally supports the Biden agenda, Cha

No worry there. Don't think you'll see or hear John Fetterman bucking Joe Biden on any of the important issues at hand, be it healthcare (Fetterman has said he'll support any plan to have more people covered and provided access to quality health care), climate change, reproductive rights, gun control, union building, etc. I do think you'll hear Fetterman pushing back against legislators who are less than enthusiastic to support the Build Back Better program. Like a Joe Manchin. In fact, he's said if you're a Joe Manchin Democrat, he's bound to disappoint you.

To me, Fetterman is an unabashed liberal Democrat in the vein of a rough and tumble FDR and he's not afraid or reluctant to say it clearly, loudly, often bluntly. He appeals to people bc he's one of them, someone who says what he means and means what he says, even if he says it awkwardly. He's experienced, educated though he doesn't wear it on his sleeve.

For this state, for this moment, I think he's exactly what we need, an unconventional but passionate Democrat of the old school of politicking.

We desperately need this seat in November. I'm convinced John Fetterman has the best chance of snagging the seat.

Good to see (read) you, btw.

[Cha]

75. I agree.. we desperately need the PA

Democratic Senate Seat!

I hope he wins and benefits the Democratic Down Tickets, too!

Thanks again for your perspective, PeggySue!

[Demsrule86]

65. Fetterman won the primary and is the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania.

Folks At this point, if you don't support Fetterman who is the Democratic candidate for the Senate in PA, then you are supporting the Republicans. Think about it. And remember always vote Democratic in every election.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

69. Everyone is aware of this.

Supporting the Democratic Party flows both ways.

These ads are not a good start.

The Republicans are the opposition here, not "Washington." The messaging is really poor.