Posted on 03/29/2024 11:25:51 PM PDT by Libloather
Top staffers for Democrat John Fetterman are leaving his office for more progressive jobs as the Pennsylvania senator moves more to the center on key issues.
The everyman Democrat, who loves Carhartt hoodies and dawning a disheveled goatee, has staunchly supported Israel's war on Hamas and denounced calls for a ceasefire.
He's also expressed support for increased U.S. border security, another position that puts him at odds with his party.
The freshman Democrat was elected after securing support from some of the most liberal members of Congress in 2022.
The towering 6 foot 8 inch senator, previously supported Democrat Socialist Bernie Sanders', I-Vt., in his 2016 presidential run and was endorsed by progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
He used to call for health care reform and an increase in the minimum wage while on the campaign trail, but he's now distancing himself from the most liberal factions of his party.
And due to his shift to the center, three of his top communications staffers are fleeing his office for greener and more progressive pastures.
Joe Calvello, Fetterman's long-time communications director who helped him navigate a tumultuous Senate race working on the campaign, left to work with liberal Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson earlier this month.
'Mayor Johnson is a true progressive who is committed to fighting for the working people and families of the City of Chicago, and I am deeply honored to join his administration,' Calvello said in a statement earlier this month.
Nick Gavio, Fetterman's deputy communications director who started with his campaign, will leave the office at the end of the month to work for the Working Families Party, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Working Families Party boasts some of the most progressive lawmakers as members, including 'Squad' Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, D-Mo., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and...
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As I have said before, watch how he votes not what he says. All smoke and mirrors.
Liberals have a mental disease
And yet, the Jews in America still vote the evil D.
No fixing this moron. Something about the name Joe.
I have a feeling they thought he was an easy puppet and he turned out to have recovered from his stroke with a conservative brain functioning. Now they cant cintrol him. HE’S A MONSTER! 😂
Yep, Strother Martin.
WOW
Watching these leftist losers is like watching a barrel of monkeys fight over one banana.
Is there any chance the communications people just got sick of trying to understand him? Tge man needs closed captions he’s so hard to understand. He makes Ozzie Osborne look like a legendary orator.
Yes
Watch the media shills change their approach to Fetterman as a candidate -- in the middle of a sentence, after being handed a small note.
He’s the winner all things considered. Best to rid your home of rats and leeches.
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