{"id":2630656,"date":"2026-07-16T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-voters-say-fetterman-should-ditch-democratic-party-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:54:23","slug":"pennsylvania-voters-say-fetterman-should-ditch-democratic-party-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-voters-say-fetterman-should-ditch-democratic-party-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania voters say Fetterman should ditch Democratic party: Poll"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fpennsylvania-voters-say-fetterman-should-ditch-democratic-party-poll%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=2630656&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>A Quinnipiac University poll indicates that just over half of Pennsylvania voters believe Senator John Fetterman should leave the Democratic Party, with 57% of Democrats, 55% of Republicans, and 46% of independents supporting this view. Fetterman has stated he would leave if the Democratic Party becomes anti-Israel, citing concerns over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pakistani-mp-we-dont-need-missiles-atomic-bombs-or-a-huge-army-if-they-cant-be-used-to-liberate-palestine\/\" title=\"Pakistani MP: \u2018We don\u2019t need missiles, atomic bombs or a huge army if they can\u2019t be used to liberate Palestine\u2019\">anti-israel sentiment<\/a> within the party and recent legislative actions. Despite Republican approaches, he dismisses the idea of switching parties, emphasizing he would remain a Democrat but would oppose anti-Israel policies. The poll also shows that 39% of voters approve of President Trump\u2019s job performance, with approval steady as February, and a similar disapproval rate. fetterman criticized the rise of progressive candidates, referring to them as the \u201cdirtbag left.\u201d the survey reflects ongoing political polarization in pennsylvania.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just over half of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"629\">Pennsylvania<\/a> voters believe Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1175\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) should leave the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a>, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey found 57% of Democrats, 55% of Republicans, and 46% of independents think Fetterman should switch parties.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650979\/watch-live-todd-blanche-day-2-attorney-general-confirmation-hearing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Todd Blanche back for Day 2 of attorney general confirmation hearings<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650827\/fetterman-leave-democratic-party-anti-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman says he\u2019ll leave Democratic Party if it becomes \u2018anti-Israel party\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650562\/schumer-trump-save-act-aint-passing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Schumer tells Trump SAVE America Act \u2018ain\u2019t passing\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Democrats would like to show him the door. The Republicans seem to be welcoming him in,\u201d Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/poll-release?releaseid=3962\">said<\/a> in a release. \u201cThus is the political irony of Senator John Fetterman.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poll\u2019s release comes after Fetterman said Wednesday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650827\/fetterman-leave-democratic-party-anti-israel\/\">he would leave<\/a> the Democratic Party if it became \u201cthe anti-Israel party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy long-term concern has been with the Democratic Party, as I am a member of that, is that our party is going to back away and turn their back to Israel,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cIf our party ever becomes, and just makes it official, the anti-Israel party, that\u2019s when I would leave because that\u2019s been a moral clarity for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman also acknowledged he has been approached by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> about switching parties but declined to discuss the \u201cprivate conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed to what he sees as a growing anti-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> sentiment within the Democratic Party, citing House Minority Whip <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katherine-clark\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7005\">Katherine Clark\u2019s<\/a> (D-MA) decision to break with House Democratic leadership by backing legislation to end all U.S. defensive aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the speculation, Fetterman has repeatedly dismissed the idea of becoming a Republican.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d be a terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats,\u201d he wrote in a May op-ed for the<em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2026\/05\/07\/sen-john-fetterman-im-not-leaving-democratic-party\/\">Washington Post<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following recent Democratic primary victories by progressive candidates, Fetterman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4622915\/fetterman-dirtbag-left-socialists-new-york\/\">lamented<\/a> what he called the rise of the \u201cdirtbag left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s just been the dancing days of the dirtbag left,\u201d he said during an interview with Fox News\u2019s Sean Hannity. \u201cThe kind of people they are trying to run out of office, they are just good, traditional kinds of Democrats you would expect in New York City now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the Fetterman sentiment, the Quinnipiac poll also found 39% of Pennsylvania voters approve of President Donald Trump\u2019s job performance, while 58% disapprove, largely unchanged from February, when 40% approved and 55% disapproved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650827\/fetterman-leave-democratic-party-anti-israel\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4650827\/fetterman-leave-democratic-party-anti-israel\/\">Fetterman says he\u2019ll leave Democratic Party if it becomes \u2018anti-Israel party\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the economy, 39% approve of Trump\u2019s handling of the issue, while 58% disapprove, compared to 39% approval and 56% disapproval in the university\u2019s February survey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poll was conducted July 9-13 among 895 registered Pennsylvania voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" 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