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agingdem

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9. I have no doubt Fetterman will have a multitude of primary challengers..

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 11:56 AM

Oct 1

and I suspect he will pull a a Kyrsten Sinema and announce he is changing his registration to Independent...

this may seem inappropriate but Fetterman is not who he was prior to his stroke...he's angry and that filter in his brain that flashes "Don't say that!" is gone...and I speak from experience...when my kind gentle 60 year old mother-in-law suffered a stroke she emerged from the ordeal angry, anxious, paranoid, and mean...

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Senator Masto, Fetterman, and Angus King voted with the republican stopgap spending bill. [View all] lostincalifornia Oct 1 OP

Fetterman is our new Joe Manchin. nt doc03 Oct 1 #1

Has Rebl2 Oct 1 #2

I actually think he is worse than Manchin. lostincalifornia Oct 1 #5

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing PatSeg Oct 1 #10

That is true. I have always been very leary of "populousists". They send out a populous message, lostincalifornia Oct 1 #12

Good point about "populousists" PatSeg Oct 1 #14

He has brain damage from the stroke Freddie Oct 1 #6

Senator Masto badgolfer Oct 1 #3

Nevada went very red violet last time, but really depends on Federal funding for most of their economy haele Oct 1 #11

Why ??? SamKnause Oct 1 #4

Some kind of pay off flamingdem Oct 1 #7

Politics as usual. *Sigh* Ping Tung Oct 1 #8

I have no doubt Fetterman will have a multitude of primary challengers.. agingdem Oct 1 #9

Why do we always have a couple centrists Emile Oct 1 #13

It was more than a couple, and we barely were even able to get the ACA passed. lostincalifornia Oct 1 #15