{"id":2344345,"date":"2024-09-21T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-admits-trump-has-special-bond-with-swing-state-voters-thats-growing-after-failed-assassination\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T18:20:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T22:20:58","slug":"fetterman-admits-trump-has-special-bond-with-swing-state-voters-thats-growing-after-failed-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-admits-trump-has-special-bond-with-swing-state-voters-thats-growing-after-failed-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Admits Trump Has \u2018Special&#8217; Bond With Swing State Voters That\u2019s Growing After Failed Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffetterman-admits-trump-has-special-bond-with-swing-state-voters-thats-growing-after-failed-assassination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344345&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an interview \u2063at The\u200c Atlantic Festival, Democratic Senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania\u200d discussed the unique connection that former President\u200b Donald Trump has with voters in his\u2062 state, a bond he believes strengthened following an assassination attempt on Trump during a \u2063campaign\u200d rally in July. Fetterman noted that this incident deepened Trump&#8217;s &#8220;special\u2064 kind of hold&#8221;\u200c over \u2064Pennsylvania, \u200can assertion he \u2064believes echoes the sentiments of \u2062voters \u200bhe encounters. He also referenced Hillary Clinton\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-blames-hillary-clinton-for-political-division-in-the-country\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis accuses Hillary Clinton of causing political division.\">past presidential campaign<\/a>, suggesting\u2063 that \u200cher \u200bprevious popularity in Pennsylvania does not guarantee success\u2064 against Trump, highlighting the unpredictable\u2063 nature\u2064 of \u2064voter sentiment. Currently, polls suggest that Vice\u2064 President Kamala\u2062 Harris \u2064slightly leads\u200d Trump in \u2064Pennsylvania. Fetterman warned that similar \u2063assumptions about guaranteed victory led to unexpected losses in the 2016 \u2063elections. he emphasizes the need to recognize\u2062 the evolving political landscape \u200cin Pennsylvania, especially in light of recent events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said during an interview at The Atlantic Festival that former President Donald Trump has a &ldquo;special&rdquo; bond with voters in his state that deepened after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/preliminary-report-finds-thomas-matthew-crooks-fragged-rifle-likely-disabled-swat-operators-incredible-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 13 assassination attempt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump survived the attempted assassination during a July 13 campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania that left him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-forces-kill-two-in-west-bank-clash-palestinian-stabs-bus-passenger\/\" title=\"Israeli forces kill two in West Bank clash, Palestinian stabs bus passenger\">slightly wounded<\/a>, seriously injured two attendees and took the life of former volunteer fire chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/corey-comperatores-daughter-slams-trump-rally-security-dads-blood-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corey Comperatore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman said that he wasn&rsquo;t going to &ldquo;mansplain&rdquo; the situation to Vice President Kamala Harris, but noted that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was a &ldquo;fantastic&rdquo; presidential candidate in 2016 though she ultimately lost the presidency to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump has created a special kind of a hold &hellip; he&rsquo;s remade the party and he has a special kind of place in Pennsylvania,&rdquo; Fetterman told interviewer Jeffrey Goldberg.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think that only deepened after that first assassination attempt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Harris currently leads Trump by 1.0% in a head-to-head matchup in Pennsylvania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/pennsylvania\/trump-vs-harris\">according<\/a> to the RealClearPolling average of polls, with the lead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/pennsylvania\/harris-vs-trump-vs-kennedy-vs-stein-vs-west-vs-oliver\">expanding<\/a> to 2.17% when other candidates, such as Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Cornel West and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, are included.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman warned elsewhere in his interview with Goldberg that Clinton was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/swing-states-2016-election\/2016\/10\/poll-clinton-trump-pennsylvania-229720\">leading<\/a> Trump in Pennsylvania polling during the 2016 race, but lost the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-falsely-blamed-trump-in-2020-campaign-for-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-jury-aquits-2-hung-on-2\/\" title=\"Biden Falsely Blamed Trump in 2020 Campaign for Whitmer Kidnapping &#039;Plot&#039;; Jury Aquits 2, Hung on 2\">crucial swing state<\/a> to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody thought that it was in the bag, but that&rsquo;s not the energy and the other kinds of things that were really consistent with what I&rsquo;m witnessing all across,&rdquo; Fetterman told Goldberg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fetterman-says-trump-has-special-kind-place-pa-after-assassination-attempt\">according<\/a> to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then, sadly, we saw what happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In national polling, Trump trails Harris by 1.9% in the RealClearPolling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris\">average<\/a> of polls from September 3 to 18, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s lead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/trump-vs-harris-vs-kennedy-vs-stein-vs-west\">increasing<\/a> to 2.1% when Stein, West and Oliver are included in surveys.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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Trump was slightly injured during this incident at a campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, which also resulted in serious injuries to two attendees and the death of former volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore. Fetterman mentioned he wouldn&#8217;t &#8220;mansplain&#8221; the situation to Vice President Kamala Harris but acknowledged that Hillary Clinton was an &#8220;excellent&#8221; presidential candidate in 2016, despite ultimately losing to Trump. He stated, \u201cTrump has created a special kind of hold\u2026 he\u2019s remade the party and holds a unique position in Pennsylvania,\u201d adding that this connection only grew stronger after the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Harris leads Trump by 1% in head-to-head polling for Pennsylvania according to RealClearPolitics averages; her lead increases to 2.17% when factoring in other candidates like Green Party&#8217;s Dr. Jill Stein and independent Cornel West. Fetterman cautioned during his conversation with Goldberg that Clinton had been ahead of Trump in Pennsylvania polls during the 2016 election but still lost this pivotal state. He noted, \u201cEveryone thought it was secured, but that&#8217;s not reflective of what I\u2019m seeing across the board,\u201d lamenting how events unfolded thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>In national polling from September 3-18, Trump is trailing Harris by an average of 1.9%, with her lead widening to 2.1% when including Stein, West, and Oliver&#8217;s candidacies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2344346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Picture-8.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,7921,5894,32115,3634],"class_list":["post-2344345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-fetterman","tag-politics","tag-swing-states","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Picture-8.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}