From defenders to detractors, House Democrats from Pennsylvania appear poised to jump ship on Sen. John Fetterman (D) if he doesn’t 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’s 2022 election after a stroke raised questions about his ability to take on the responsibility.
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.
Covering the opinions of the representatives, Punchbowl News congressional reporter Max Cohen shared some of their current views on the senator in a piece titled, “No love for Fetterman among Pennsylvania Dems.”
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, “My focus right now is on 2026, but I would just say I’d be very surprised if he ran in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.”
Likewise, Rep Chris Deluzio said he and the senator have “serious disagreements” about Operation Epic Fury while remarking, “2028 is still a way off.”
“We’ll see what comes after ’26,” he added.
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 “refuse illegal orders” and expressed no interest in cooperating with the Justice Department on the matter, told Cohen, “It’s no secret that I’ve been disappointed with some of his votes and that I’m confused by it. But I’m not responsible for deciding whether he runs again.”
Similarly, Squad member Rep. Summer Lee was asked whether Fetterman should seek re-election as a Democrat, and she argued, “That’s up to him,” before adding that to do so would be “At his own peril.”
Earlier in April, the senator addressed the distance between him and his party as he told Fox News and syndicated radio host Mark Levin, “I don’t 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.”
Fetterman says ‘moral clarity’ drives his break with the Democratic Party https://t.co/DOHCM6wHXQ via @BIZPACReview
— BPR (@BIZPACReview) April 6, 2026
“There’s been a fracturing between me and my party … primarily it’s been Israel,” 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. “That might isolate me politically, but I’ve had no regrets because I’ve always felt that’s the moral clarity, and I never checked, you know, whatever politics are behind it.”
In addition to the views of House Democrats, Cohen also turned to a Quinnipiac University Poll from February that found 46% of voters favor Fetterman’s 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.
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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