{"id":2365891,"date":"2024-11-08T00:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T05:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-blasts-green-party-dips-votes-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T00:06:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T05:06:56","slug":"fetterman-blasts-green-party-dips-votes-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-blasts-green-party-dips-votes-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman blasts Green Party &#8216;dips*** votes&#8217; in Pennsylvania &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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-blasts-green-party-dips-votes-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner%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=2365891&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>Senator John Fetterman (D-PA)\u200c has expressed frustration regarding the Green Party&#8217;s impact on\u200c the Pennsylvania Senate race. His comments \u2063come as\u2062 he awaits further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California&#039;s 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter&#039;s seat.\">election\u2064 results<\/a> after the Associated Press projected Republican Dave McCormick as\u2062 the winner against Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). Fetterman emphasized the importance of counting every vote, stating that the presence \u200dof Green Party candidate Leila \u2062Hazou, who has garnered approximately 64,000 votes, may\u200c be detrimental \u200cto Democrats as it exceeds the narrow margin \u2062(around 33,000 votes) between Casey and McCormick.\u2063 Hazou, a Palestinian woman, has advocated for a ceasefire in Gaza and represents a segment\u2064 of left-leaning Democrats who struggle to\u2062 reconcile their\u2064 values\u200b with voting for certain candidates. \u2064Fetterman&#8217;s remarks\u200b highlight\u200b the ongoing tensions between Democrats and third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-congressional-election-poses-early-test-for-democrats\/\" title=\"New Mexico Congressional Election Poses Early Test for Democrats\">-party candidates<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">key electoral battles<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fetterman blasts Green Party &lsquo;dips*** votes&rsquo; in Pennsylvania Senate race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1876308\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) is not pleased with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/green-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Green Party&rsquo;s<\/a> influence on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Senate race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He made his feelings publicly known as he awaits more results in the race, even though the <em>Associated Press<\/em> has already called it for Republican Dave McCormick over Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pennsylvania is going to count every last vote,&rdquo; Fetterman said in a post on X. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not controversial&mdash;that&rsquo;s the law. Also, Green dipsh***&rsquo; votes helping elect the GOP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Green Party candidate Leila Hazou has about 64,000 votes as of Thursday evening, which is almost double the roughly 33,000 vote margin between Casey and McCormick. Green Party candidates in 2024 have generally supported a ceasefire in Gaza and taken left-leaning stances on foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Hazou herself is a Palestinian woman who<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrackAIPAC\/status\/1778138542495113289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> confronted<\/a> Casey earlier this year for not supporting a ceasefire in Gaza. &ldquo;There are a lot of people who are staunch Democrats who just can&rsquo;t vote for genocide,&rdquo; she said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have often had a contentious relationship with the Green Party as they believe they take away votes from them. Democrats spent money on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/10\/11\/jill-stein-kamala-harris-spoiler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ads<\/a> attacking Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in an effort to sway voters away from her in October.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> explained its reasoning for why it called the race for McCormick, saying there&rsquo;s likely not enough votes for Casey to come back. Republicans will flip the Pennsylvania Senate seat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;McCormick was leading by more than 30,000 votes when AP called the race at 4:09 p.m., and though there were an estimated 91,000 votes still outstanding, there were not enough in areas supporting Casey for him to make up the difference,&rdquo; the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/why-ap-called-pennsylvania-senate-f9af5d80be39fcc7a2abb8258a8f3ccf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for the other third-party candidates, Libertarian candidate John Thomas has about 87,000 votes while the Constitution Party, a right-wing group, candidate Marty Selker has about 23,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1876308\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1876308\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fetterman criticizes Green Party votes in Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2365892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fetterman-PA-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6571,7921,32902,5836,32171],"class_list":["post-2365891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-elections","tag-fetterman","tag-green-party","tag-pennsylvania","tag-political-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Fetterman-PA-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365891","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=2365891"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365895,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365891\/revisions\/2365895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}