Fetterman warns of rise of 'dirtbag left' amid victories by democratic socialists in New York

[Polybius]

Source: The Hill

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is offering a warning about the rise of a “dirtbag left” within the Democratic Party, a reference to candidates on the left who have run and won primaries while identifying themselves as democratic socialists.

Two such candidates, community activist Darializa Avila Chevalier and New York State Assembly member Claire Valdez, emerged victorious on Tuesday night in New York Democratic House primaries. Both candidates are democratic socialists who were backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, while Valdez beat progressive candidate and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who was backed by retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.).

“Yeah, no, I mean, these — the 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,” Fetterman told Fox News’s Sean Hannity.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5937780-fetterman-criticizes-democratic-candidates/

[NewHendoLib]

1. All these assholes do is project

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. I thought he'd be a lot better than this.

Stroke or just voter deception?

[yardwork]

30. Or Trump has something on him.

Fetterman's statements sound like they are scripted by Trump's goons.

[GCG]

33. My theory

ICE has something on his wife. She's a naturalized citizen...maybe she forgot to put some information on her application!

Maybe Trump has threatened to have her denaturalized and send her back to her country of origin?

[Ocelot II]

3. Go away, John. You've worn out your welcome.

[2naSalit]

4. Who you calling dirtbag...

Dirtbag?

[dalton99a]

26. +1

[turbinetree]

5. Hey John can I call you John what do you think of children losing food to eat or seniors and people ...........

losing Medicaid and seniors getting slammed next year that are social security and getting there Medicare payments hiked up ..............do you think we are dirt bags.......the above people pay your salary are we still dirt bags...............pound sand...............

[no_hypocrisy]

6. John, why do you hate Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal so much?

[choie]

7. There's a dirtbag in our party

but it ain't among the left.

[dave99]

8. interesting it is seen on a Republican web site

[Buddyzbuddy]

9. Wait, wait, wait, you mean pigpen is calling people dirtbags.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. Fucking mook!

[RussBLib]

11. Fetterman has become a deplorable

Too bad. We had some high hopes for that guy. I can only surmise it was that stroke that screwed him up.

May we propose that brain damage tends to make people become conservative?

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

[lastlib]

12. Did you hear a weird gurgling noise???

I thought I did.... It sounded like, "Gurglegurgle splurgborkle brogurgle murgerdurg....."




Oh, just fetterman? that explains it, never mind......

[niyad]

13. What are the odds of a second, possibly fatal, stroke?

[Karasu]

14. Dude even talks like Joe fucking Republican now.

[area51]

15. Faux news "correspondent" Fetterman sez what?

[LudwigPastorius]

16. Q: What is "dirtbag left"?

A: It is the answer to the question, "Where did Fetterman go? I thought he was just here.".

[mahina]

18. Ha!

[mahina]

17. Dirtbag? of all terms, this one, from the hoodie-and-shorts-wearing senator?

Pot pot, kettle, kettle. Mercy.

[QueerDuck]

19. So many people tried to sound the alarm about him, but nobody listened.

So many people tried to sound the alarm about him, but nobody listened. Conor Lamb would have been such a better choice for Pennsylvania and the party.

Fetterman is alienating the very Democrats who elected him while trying to court Republicans. It’s no wonder people are talking about a 2028 primary challenge. Conor Lamb has been active on the ground lately, speaking to local committees and positioning himself as the reliable alternative we actually need.

The scariest part? If Fetterman gets pushed out in a primary, he might just run as an Independent. A three-way split in PA could hand the seat right to the GOP.

[Deminpenn]

20. You would be just as frustrated, if not moreso, by Conor Lamb

Lamb is the epitome of centrist Democrat. I believe when he was first elected to the House, his first vote was for someone other than Nancy Pelosi for Speaker.

More recently Lamb has moved slightly more to the left, but that is more for political expedience than any conviction. I guess I should give him credit for being more aware of which way the political winds are blowing than Fetterman is.

Jmo, but I think Fetterman's comments are as much rooted in his unconditional support for Israel which the Mamdani-endorsed primary winners oppose as much as anything.

[QueerDuck]

21. First, there's no need to project frustration onto me --- I'm a centrist Democrat...

... so Conor Lamb’s approach is actually exactly what I look for in a candidate.

Second, let’s be accurate about Lamb's record. He didn't vote against the party for Speaker; he kept a campaign promise to his purple district by voting for Joe Kennedy III to push for next-generation leadership. (And isn't that what so many online are calling for: "out with the old and in with the new"... or something like that? You'd think that this would be CELEBRATED among those who feel this way.) Over his career, his party unity score was 92%, and in a purple state like PA, I will happily accept that.

Finally, Fetterman's behavior goes way beyond his stance on Israel. He is actively using right-wing media platforms to blast his own party colleagues and alienate base voters. Disagreeing on policy is fine, but insulting the very coalition that elected you crosses a line. Lamb never did that.

[Deminpenn]

25. I was s constituent of Congressman Lamb

because he was a Dem and even as a moderate, establishment from a politically connected family, he was better than the best R. That's why he got my vote.

I can assure you the only reason his CD was "purple" was that it included part of Allegheny county. The largest part the district area-was and remains reliably red.

I also had a chance to meet Lamb when he was campaigning at a community event. He was polite and listened to my thoughts on some issues. He struck me as a nice guy, but too kumbya-ish. Which is what he turned out to be. He didn't get my Senator primary vote.

FTR, my Congressman is now the far better Chris Deluzio, someone not afraid to fight or speak out against the current wannabe dictator.

[Javaman]

22. I think he should mind his own business and stop sucking up to the right.

then perhaps we would take him even mildly seriously

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

23. We "dirtbag left" warn of the rise of Fetterman! Beware!

[bluestarone]

24. Look in the mirror!! Now there is the real DIRYBAG!!

Looks like Orrex needs to add another name to IS HE DEAD YET thread!!

[dalton99a]

27. Says the fucking fraud

[patphil]

28. Unfortunately we have 2 more years of Senator Fetterman.

In 2028 he'll be beaten in the primary by someone who actually is a Democrat.

[thomski64]

29. Oh just fett Fuckerman!!

[PlanetBev]

31. Another wolf in sheep's clothing

Getting tired of these frauds.

[miyazaki]

32. Fucking Grendel man. Eats his own.

He's found a permanent seat in the right wing propaganda machine.

[the_liberal_grandpa]

34. I can't believe I donated to this asshole

that foull experience has made me refuse to give money to any politician that does not have a liberal/progressive track record and to anyone who takes money from PACs.

[Blue Owl]

35. John Fetterman is a real trend-setter

He's the first person to ever wear oversized Florshiems with baggy sweatpants and a musty-smelling hoodie with used Kleenex in the front pocket.

The look could be described as "Pedo Chic"

[ExtraGriz]

36. He will swith party...

Should it be 50/50 after the election. He will be the spoiler.

[AloeVera]

37. Says a man who is just fine with bombing and incineratng children

Look in the mirror, Fetterman.

[SWBTATTReg]

38. I prefer to alert on Dirtbag Fetterman, who's turned 100 degrees in temperament and voting. Something happened to him

that changed him quite a bit? Perhaps another stroke or brain tumor?

[JustAnotherGen]

39. The same type of people

That voted for Fetterman in his primary, voted for the three DSA Candidates in theirs.

He's got a lot of nerve.

[Initech]

41. The real dirtbag in this picture is John Fetterman.

Murdoch propaganda totally scrambled his brain. Fuck all of them!

[AZProgressive]

42. I haven't heard of that term in probably about a decade

I think a podcast called Chapo Trap House which I never listened to was given as an example of the "dirtbag left" but outside of that I haven't seen much evidence that there is a "dirtbag" left.

Even the Bernie Bro myth was proven to be false.

There is hard data that shows “Bernie Bros” are a myth (Salon)
A computational social scientist's study shows Bernie's Twitter followers act pretty much the same as everyone else
By Keith A. Spencer
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/09/there-is-hard-data-that-shows-bernie-bros-are-a-myth/

In my experience most people on the left are caring and empathetic which is more than I can say about those to the right of them.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

43. Can't there be some kind of recall on that Frankinthing?

That man is one troubled freak.

[Deminpenn]

44. Pennsylvania doesn't have a recall mechanism

nt

[Polybius]

46. Even if they did, it wouldn't matter

Senators cannot be recalled. They can only be expunged by their fellow Senators.

[Cha]

45. I'm sure the Dems who lost don't want

Fetterman's garbage mouth weighing in, like the Brilliant Rep Dan Goldman.

[betsuni]

47. The dirtbag left is what the Chapo Trap House podcast called themselves, for anyone unfamiliar with the term.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirtbag_left