{"id":2366203,"date":"2024-11-08T14:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T19:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-loses-it-after-mccormick-flips-pennsylvania-senate-seat-curses-out-his-own-constituents\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T14:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T19:36:17","slug":"fetterman-loses-it-after-mccormick-flips-pennsylvania-senate-seat-curses-out-his-own-constituents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-loses-it-after-mccormick-flips-pennsylvania-senate-seat-curses-out-his-own-constituents\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Loses It After McCormick Flips Pennsylvania Senate Seat, Curses Out His Own Constituents"},"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\">28<\/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-loses-it-after-mccormick-flips-pennsylvania-senate-seat-curses-out-his-own-constituents%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=2366203&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>The\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-melt-down-after-new-york-times-columnist-tells-the-truth-about-democrats-coup\/\" title=\"Leftists Melt Down After New York Times Columnist Tells the Truth About Democrats&#039; &#039;Coup&#039;\">article discusses recent comments<\/a> by Democratic Senator John Fetterman \u2062following\u2064 a\u2064 contentious Pennsylvania Senate race, in which incumbent Democrat\u2063 Bob \u2063Casey lost to Republican David McCormick. \u2064In a tweet, Fetterman employed vulgar language to criticize Green Party voters, suggesting their\u200b votes contributed to the Republican victory. His comments have been\u200b met with backlash, including a response from X owner Elon Musk, who advised that insulting voters is\u2062 not a productive strategy for garnering support.<\/p>\n<p>Activist\u200d Scott Pressler also \u2064warned Fetterman that his remarks could alienate Green Party voters in\u200b future elections. The article reflects on Fetterman&#8217;s \u2062approach, arguing that \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">insulting potential voters<\/a> is\u200b counterproductive and that \u2064Democrats should instead seek to address the issues that matter to these\u200b voters to gain their support. \u200dIt draws \u200cparallels to historical\u200d elections where third-party\u200b candidates have impacted the outcomes, emphasizing the\u2064 need \u200cfor a more inclusive and understanding approach from political leaders.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>How do you win over voters? Curse at them of course.<\/p>\n<p>At least that&rsquo;s what Democratic Sen. John Fetterman would advise you to do.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/david-mccormick-beats-bob-casey-pennsylvania-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/major-upset-gops-david-mccormick-defeats-pennsylvania-democratic-sen-bob-casey-making-trumps-win-even-bigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Senate race Thursday, with three-term incumbent Democrat Bob Casey losing his re-election bid to Republican David McCormick.<\/p>\n<p>This race was razor close, with Casey refusing to concede as the vote tally separating then was around 30,000, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/who-winning-pennsylvania-election-david-mccormick-vs-bob-casey-update-1979811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> reported. So, Fetterman &mdash; Pennsylvania&rsquo;s other senator &mdash; took to X Thursday to set his constituents in his sights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pennsylvania is going to count every last vote.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s not controversial&mdash;that&rsquo;s the law.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Green dipshits&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-blasts-green-party-dips-votes-in-pennsylvania-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Fetterman blasts Green Party &#039;dips*** votes&#039; in Pennsylvania - Washington Examiner\">votes helping elect<\/a> the GOP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KvdROvlkEq\">pic.twitter.com\/KvdROvlkEq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1854657838708408430?\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/john-fetterman-gets-embarrassed-trying-defend-dems-rogan-exactly-kamala-harris-refused-face-joe-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fetterman<\/a> posted a screenshot of the tally for Green Party candidate Leila Hazou framing her candidacy as, &ldquo;Green dips***s&rsquo; votes helping elect the GOP.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, anger and insults aren&rsquo;t going to help Democrats come back after Tuesday&rsquo;s defeat in the presidential race or in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-washington-examiners-guide-for-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2024-election-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"The Washington Examiner\u2019s guide for everything you need to know about the 2024 election - Washington Examiner\">numerous congressional races<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>X owner Elon Musk replied to give Fetterman some advice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Calling Green voters &ldquo;dipshits&rdquo; is not a great way to win them over<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1854699627599348218?\">November 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Activist Scott Pressler &mdash; perhaps the most know public figure to promote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fraudulent-pennsylvania-voter-registrations-traced-democrat-linked-company-district-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voter registration<\/a> in Pennsylvania this election cycle &mdash; gave Fetterman a warning, saying his seat was secure for the moment, but the Green Party might not forget his post later.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I think Green Party voters are going to remember you calling them names when you&rsquo;re running for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Probably not the smartest choice.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ll be sure to remind them.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/1854727717993726316?\">November 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before laying into Fetterman for his idiocy, we should consider if he even has an argument.<\/p>\n<p>He absolutely does.<\/p>\n<p>Third parties can be a hindrance to Democrats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-may-losses-way-census-projections-show-bright-future-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a> in taking critical votes in close races that would otherwise push either party&rsquo;s candidate over the line to victory.<\/p>\n<p>The most famous example may be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/1912_Election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">election of 1912<\/a> when the Republican incumbent President William Howard Taft lost overwhelmingly to the Democrat Woodrow Wilson when the former President Theodore Roosevelt ran as the Progressive Party candidate, effectively splitting the Republican vote.<\/p>\n<p>Are Fetterman&rsquo;s methods sound? Obviously not.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of insulting voters who are not supporting Democrats, win them over. You don&rsquo;t have to be a political strategist to know you get someone to vote for you by identifying with the issues they care about rather than swearing at them.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman and other Democrats do not grasp this, and the results speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Accusations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-just-saved-us-path-true-american-fascism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fascism<\/a> and Hitler rhetoric did not service Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Bashing the Green Party might find Fetterman in her company later on.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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By cursing at them, apparently. That&#8217;s the advice Democratic Senator John Fetterman seems to offer. The Associated Press reported on Thursday that in the Pennsylvania Senate race, three-term incumbent Democrat Bob Casey lost his re-election attempt to Republican David McCormick. The contest was extremely tight, with Casey not conceding as the vote margin was around 30,000, according to Newsweek. On Thursday, Fetterman took to X to address his constituents directly. WARNING: The following post contains language that may be offensive to some readers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pennsylvania is going to count every last vote. That\u2019s not controversial\u2014that\u2019s the law. Also, Green party votes are helping elect the GOP,&#8221; he tweeted along with a screenshot showing Green Party candidate Leila Hazou&#8217;s tally.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, using anger and insults isn&#8217;t likely to help Democrats recover after their losses in Tuesday&#8217;s presidential and congressional races. Elon Musk responded with some advice for Fetterman: &#8220;Calling Green voters &#8216;dipshits&#8217; is not a great way to win them over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Activist Scott Pressler also cautioned Fetterman that while his seat may be safe for now, Green Party voters might remember this insult during future elections.<\/p>\n<p>Before criticizing Fetterman&#8217;s approach too harshly, it&#8217;s worth considering if he has a valid point\u2014he does. Third-party candidates can indeed siphon crucial votes from both major parties in close races; a historical example being the 1912 election when Theodore Roosevelt&#8217;s Progressive candidacy split Republican votes and led to Woodrow Wilson&#8217;s victory.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fetterman&#8217;s tactics are clearly misguided; instead of insulting non-Democratic voters, he should focus on winning them over by addressing their concerns rather than resorting to profanity. This lack of understanding among him and other Democrats is evident in recent election outcomes where aggressive rhetoric failed them significantly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366204,"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\/11\/John-Fettermn.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23927,7921,21644,44571,34388],"class_list":["post-2366203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-constituents","tag-fetterman","tag-mccormick","tag-pennsylvania-senate","tag-political-turmoil"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/John-Fettermn.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366203","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=2366203"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366211,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366203\/revisions\/2366211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}