{"id":2655656,"date":"2026-09-07T18:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-2028-primary-threat-looms-as-democrat-chris-deluzio-hints-at-bid\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T18:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:23:14","slug":"fetterman-2028-primary-threat-looms-as-democrat-chris-deluzio-hints-at-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-2028-primary-threat-looms-as-democrat-chris-deluzio-hints-at-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman 2028 primary threat looms as Democrat Chris Deluzio hints at bid"},"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\">24<\/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-2028-primary-threat-looms-as-democrat-chris-deluzio-hints-at-bid%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=2655656&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) is facing potential primary challenger Rep.Chris Deluzio, an Iraq War veteran, voting rights attorney, and union organizer, who is considering running against him in the 2028 Democratic primary after hearing support at a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh. Deluzio has criticized Fetterman, notably accusing him of skipping meetings with veterans to appear on TV and questioning his fitness for office, especially following reports that he missed a constituent meeting with paralyzed veterans. Fetterman dismissed these reports as a &#8220;hit piece,&#8221; calling them lies and smears. <\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously occurring, inside and outside Pennsylvania, Democrats have expressed criticism of Fetterman\u2019s voting record, noting his alignment with former President Trump on some issues-voting against all Senate war powers resolutions and aligning with Trump\u2019s agenda about 28% of the time last year. Fetterman has also faced scrutiny over his perceived lack of duty,amid reports that he skipped a veterans&#8217; meeting for a fox News appearance. Despite these controversies, Fetterman remains committed to his role and has pledged to stay with the Democratic Party, regardless of internal pressures or criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>Deluzio emphasized his current focus on securing victories in Pennsylvania\u2019s ongoing midterm elections, where he is running for a third term in Congress. He indicated that he would consider the 2028 race for senator once the midterms are settled.The article notes that although Fetterman\u2019s reelection isn\u2019t imminent, the upcoming 2028 cycle is significant for the state\u2019s political future. Both offices responded to these developments, but specific comments were not included in the summary.  <\/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\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1175\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) faces a possible primary challenge following backlash from published reports that he skipped constituent meetings with paralyzed veterans to appear on television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), an Iraq War veteran, voting rights attorney, and union organizer, says he\u2019s weighing a run against Fetterman in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11676\">2028 Democratic primary<\/a> after hearing support for the idea at Monday\u2019s Labor Day Parade in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pittsburgh\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11198\">Pittsburgh<\/a>.<\/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 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<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI might, I haven\u2019t decided that,\u201d\u00a0Deluzio said. \u201cAnd to be really blunt, I\u2019m doing everything I can right now to help Democrats in Pennsylvania flip congressional seats to give [Gov.] Josh Shapiro a governing majority in the state Senate and grow the majority in the state House.\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\">Deluzio is currently on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">campaign trail <\/a>for a third term as Pennsylvania\u2019s representative for the 17th Congressional District, facing Republican candidate Tony Guy, the Beaver County sheriff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m focused on doing what we can do right now to win,\u201d Deluzio said, adding, \u201cI\u2019ll deal with 2028 when we get past\u201d the midterm elections. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a> congressman has been critical of Fetterman, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisForPA\/status\/2095826600369533395?s=20\">writing<\/a> on X, \u201cHe is not up for the high office he was elected to \u2014 and we in Pennsylvania will do something about it in 2028.\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\">Deluzio recently said Fetterman \u201chas no sense of duty\u201d after a Sept. 3 <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/john-fetterman-little-interest-senator-be74e7a3?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\">article<\/a> alleged that the Pennsylvania senator skipped a meeting with veterans to make a Fox News appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman has since blasted the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> report as a \u201chit piece.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPer usual \u2014 lies, half-truths, innuendos, smears and anonymous,\u201d Fetterman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/06\/politics\/john-fetterman-staffers-report\">told<\/a> CNN. He added that \u201cno matter how many smears or stories, I\u2019m proud to continue to deliver for Pennsylvania.\u201d<\/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 the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> report, a new account, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FettermanStaff\">@FettermanStaff<\/a>, sprang up on X, threatening to publicize unflattering material about the first-term senator, including screenshots of his internal communications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats inside and outside of Pennsylvania have criticized Fetterman\u2019s stances and voting, as the first-term senator has sided with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party on multiple issues. Notably, Fetterman has voted against every Senate war powers resolution introduced in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, Fetterman voted in line with Trump\u2019s agenda 28% of the time, the most of any Senate Democrat, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/votehub.com\/trump-score\">according to<\/a> data from VoteHub. The senator previously pledged that he would \u201cnever\u201d leave the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a> after being pressed over whether he might flee should it capture a narrow majority in the Senate in November\u2019s elections.<\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4710185\/10-senate-seats-most-likely-to-flip-2026\/\"><strong>THE 10 SENATE SEATS MOST LIKELY TO FLIP IN 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the senator is not up for reelection in this midterm cycle, Deluzio said \u201cPennsylvania will do something about it in 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to both Deluzio\u2019s and Fetterman\u2019s offices for comment.<\/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\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fetterman faces primary challenge as Deluzio considers 2028 run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4048,"featured_media":2655657,"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\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2287540461.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83135,85260,4912,7921,40528],"class_list":["post-2655656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-primary","tag-chris-deluzio","tag-democrat","tag-fetterman","tag-political-threat"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2287540461.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655656","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\/4048"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2655656"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2655660,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2655656\/revisions\/2655660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2655657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2655656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2655656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2655656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}