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In reply to the discussion: Looks like we're not the only ones sick of Fetterman's BS [View all]gulliver
(13,669 posts)35. He was elected as a Democrat but identifies as a Democratic Socialist
Think what that would mean to you if her were elected as a Democrat but identified as a Republican. He was elected as a Democrat, and, imo of course, it is his duty to our party to identify as a Democrat. It weakens our party and the values it supports for him not to accept our party by its name. I really don't see how it isn't obvious. He disses us when he won't say our name. I feel it just as much as when the Republicans call us the "Democrat Party."
It's also deceptive to voters. They may think that Democratic Socialist is a different party and, indeed, it gives a scent of wanting to splinter off or not share credit with the Democratic Party whose entire apparatus he used to be elected.
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"Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice" Thomas Paine
Ping Tung
Nov 21
#13
Not really. His record and policies weren't super progressive. Activists just liked his wife and Bernie vouched for him
thebigidea
Nov 21
#41
He's more popular with Republicans than with either Independents or Democrats
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 21
#8
And yet, his constituents bought zero copies of his books. Not a good fit at all, apparently.
Scrivener7
Nov 21
#10