Democrats See a Blueprint in Fetterman's Victory in Pennsylvania John Fetterman flipped a key Senate seat in part by attracting white working-class votes, including in the reddest parts of his state. They werent too fond of me, either., Fettermans successor, Mayor Charda Jones, raises another possibility. Rendell thinks that voters wont care about Fettermans independent streak as much as party leaders doin fact, theyll like it. In 2018, he was elected lieutenant governor of the state, on a ticket with Gov. Caroline Gutman contributed to this report. Good morning! John Fetterman speaks during a campaign event in Newtown, Pa., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. I raise the possibility that, perhaps, his tendency to look inward has made it harder to build relationships with party officials. I'm interested in what unites and separates us, shifts in voting trends, and grassroots movements. | Many Democrats today view wooing Trump voters as a fools errandand dangerous. The debate will be hosted by Nexstar. Progressives say hes too squishy on fracking. And they grew up without their father and their husband for no reason, he says. His senior campaign aide, Bobby Maggio, thanks a photographer for dealing with Cranky Pants. Fetterman jokesalthough its clear hes only half-kiddingthat people prefer to take pictures of his wife, Gisele, and their dog. Dr. Oz trails Fetterman in the polls by 11%. A photo of Dennis and Lee Horton, two Black Pennsylvania brothers who were until recently serving life sentences for murder and robbery, is the background image on Fettermans phone. John doesn't look like a typical politician, and more importantly, he doesn't act like one. You dont have to wear a tie, but at least be respectful of the office youre running for.. We are building the infrastructure to win this race in November.. Hes never talked to me about politics, about policy, about me., State Rep. Summer Lee, vice chair of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus. Behind him, framed by his massive soundproof windows, smoke pours out of Andrew Carnegies first steel mill. McPhillips said he spoke with Fetterman after the stroke and before the primary, and that he has full confidence hell be back on the trail soon and putting a lot of miles on his truck again.. If black [women] are the base of the Democratic Party shouldnt the state party recruit an African American candidate[? AP. February 24, 2023. I look forward to having Brendan officially join and to continue to have Bobby by my side as we enter these critical final months, he added. The good people of Pennsylvania won. And they arent coming solely from elected officials or the party establishment. John Fetterman is definitely not out of the questionhe asks the right questions Wich may sometime ruffle some feathers but he is my choice for candidate..who Will get the right answers ..for Pennsylvanias tax payers. The group has collected $350,000 this cycle, FEC filings show the vast majority of which has come from small-dollar donors giving less than $200. Union rep: Employees reporting illness after working on cleanup for East Judge says Starbucks committed egregious and widespread labor violations Schumer, Jeffries ask Murdoch to stop Fox hosts lying about 2020 election, What Bidens FHA mortgage fee cut means for buyers, Senate sends bill nullifying Biden's ESG investing rule to president's desk. But hes more middle-of-the-road on items like fracking and the Green New Deal. He also blasted Biden voters as 'the American problem.' John Fetterman was sworn in as senator from Pennsylvania on Jan. 3. Garland, an ex-gang member who now works with at-risk youth as an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, asks Fetterman, How can I help you to keep this moving?, Fetterman tells him: Whoever youre mentoring, whoever youre talking toget their shit in yesterday. Its kind of like, same picturenot much you can do with it. The idea of Fetterman trying out a new look to mix things up is, of course, out of the question: I genuinely dont have anything to wear that different. McPhillips ran Pete Buttigiegs Democratic presidential campaign, Summer vacation advice for the candidates, Mehmet Oz vs. John Fetterman is a clash of two personalities running as outsiders, California residents do not sell my data request. Daily News | Fettermans new campaign manager is Philly-based Biden alum Brendan McPhillips. John Fetterman's campaign manager on Wednesday slammed Democrats who turned on the Pennsylvania senator-elect in the press after his rocky performance in his only debate against Republican. Deputy Campaign Manager John Fetterman for US Senate Dec 2020 - Present2 years 3 months Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Josh Stein for Attorney General 2 years Campaign Manager. The group bills itself as one of the largest grassroots Resistance operations in the country. One landing page for the group on the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue says the super PAC plans to produce ads to support Dems in competitive races, level hard-hitting opposition research against Republicans across the country, and lead an unmatched online organizing operation.. I just sat in front of my laptop and dressed no differently than this, and I just told the truth.. But if someone wants to prejudge me based on my aversion to wearing a suit and tie, thats their right to do so.. Organizers at Reclaim Philadelphia, a city-based chapter of the progressive group Our Revolution that has played a key role in electing several left-wing state legislators, say Fetterman hasnt contacted them this cycle. The boys dad had died of AIDS. John Fetterman's Senate campaign said it reaped a $500,000 fundraising windfall in just 24 hours after a video of his opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, went viral. Its clear that he cares about people.. McPhillips told the Philadelphia Inquirer in an interview that the stakes of the race are incredibly high and attacked Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz as someone who doesnt even live in and who isnt from Pennsylvania. Brendan McPhillips, a Democratic strategist who ran Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign in Pennsylvania, was selected as campaign manager for John Fetterman's 2022 Senate run. John Fetterman, Pa. lieutenant governor. Dennis and Lee have been hired to work as field organizers for Fettermans campaign in Philly, where the lieutenant governor will likely be competing for votes with city native Kenyatta, as well as Street, who recently launched a U.S. Senate exploratory committee. After all, he quit his stable job for a volunteer position, and taking that chance led to the opportunity of a lifetime. I humbly write to you as your Governor-elect knowing that you met this moment. To Williams, Fettermans lack of a bedside manner poses a governing challenge. Your right to vote won, in the face of all . Mr Fetterman, a Democrat who won his first term last year while still recovering from a stroke that nearly killed him, checked himself into the Walter Reed Medical Center near Washington DC earlier this month. Here are the top five ads of the 2022 midterm campaign this week. Bottom: Empty freight cars sit outside Edgar Thomson Steel Works steel mill in Braddock. John Fetterman campaigns for U.S. Senate at a meet and greets at Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport on May 10, 2022, in Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania. Fetterman ( Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Pennsylvania. I cant say that Ive seen that in him.. (function() { Fetterman and his wife Gisele at their home in Braddock. Fetterman communications director Joe Calvello said in a statement Monday that the senator's recovery will be a })(); The roughly $20,000 the super PAC spent on Facebook ads through August amounts to just 6 percent of its total disbursements. A review of his campaign finance filings for expenditures on direct mail, postage, printing,. During Fettermans 2016 bid to unseat Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), McPhillips also served as his campaign manager. Its also why moderate Democrats fear the GOP could make Fetterman look like a far-left freak in a general election, and why many Republicans think they could crush him. It was a lot of fun, McPhillips said. He was profiled in top outlets and invited to prestigious conferences. Because it isnt just Braddock. Hes calm, unshowy and perhaps a bit uncomfortable in his own skin. Everything connects back to Slippery Rock University, Maggio said, and if John Fetterman hadnt decidedto come to speak at the Ski Lodge in 2015, Maggio doesnt know where he would be. [CDATA[ He has not conducted interviews or done any public, in-person campaign events in the last month. He looked to me like he would ride a motorcycle or something., Its not so much that he looked like a conservative, Lee adds, but more so he looked like the average guy. John Fetterman, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor and the Democratic Senate nominee, campaigning on May 10, three days before having a stroke. State Rep. Summer Lee, vice chair of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, grew up in North Braddock and says she regularly walks by Fetterman on a local trail. But hes never talked to me about politics, about policy, about me, she says. Even if there are people I dont particularly like, I have more of a relationship with them because I talk to them. Fettermans fans think his brand of economic progressivism and his Carhartt-wearing linebacker vibe make him uniquely able to win elections in the kinds of Rust Belt and white working-class areas where Democrats have been hemorrhaging support. Whitney Curtis/Getty Images. On Twitter and over email, Fettermans campaign manager, Brendan McPhillips, laid into what he called a scam PAC that was using Johns name and likeness for their own fundraising., These people are only pretending that the money they raise goes to John and our campaign. I feel like Ive had a very successful career and Ive only just started, Maggio said. In a party often seen as too elite, the lieutenant governor is unfussy and plainspokenhe poses for official government photos in workmans shirts and calls Republicans simps on Twitter. On Thursday, the office of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat who was elected to the Senate after a bruising campaign during which he suffered a stroke, announced he had checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression. Show us your political mailers! I always say that John had a narrative that sold, be it whatever mayHarvard grad, white guy comes to Braddock, she says. The object of McPhillips ire was an ad backing his candidate launched earlier that week by the Democratic Coalition, a progressive super PAC. Portraits of past lieutenant governors in their finest circle the wall. It failed 2-3, with Democratic Attorney General Shapiro most prominently casting a ballot against recommending them for a pardon. Some of Fettermans opponents in the primary are already sensing an opportunity here, particularly Kenyatta, who is, like Fetterman, campaigning as a progressiveas well as someone who, as a young, gay, Black man, would make history if elected. Because I believe in the work. In 2016, we were just kind of introducing John to the voters for the first time but he took that platform and made connections with people throughout the state, McPhillips said. Fetterman has said he wants to eliminate mandatory . On Feb. 8, after 36 days in office, Fetterman was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in Washington after . Local headlines and stories are HeadTopics.com immediately. These moves put us in an even stronger position to win the general election. In 2016, we were just kind of introducing [Fetterman] to the voters for the first time, McPhillips noted. He grew up in Central Pennsylvanias York County, the son of an affluent insurance firm partner. Since launching his Senate campaign in February, Fetterman has quickly amassed nearly $4 millionmore than any other Democrat in the field and mostly in small-dollar donations. Fetterman wrote afterward that it was truly one of the most dismaying days of my life., When their case came up again a year later, Fetterman publicly leaned on Shapiro. Other big-name Democrats who are more centrist than Fetterman, like Rep. Conor Lamb, might still jump in.). Maggio quit his job at Dunkin Donuts and started volunteering, without a paycheck, for Fettermans campaign. Fetterman's campaign manager, told me. She says he never asked for her endorsement for Senateor even had a conversation with her, including when she took over his post after he won election as lieutenant governor. He is constitutionally incapable of schmoozing with other elected officials. "We don't have a lot to update folks with since there's no real news to report except that John is doing well, working with the wonderful doctors, and remains on a path to recovery," Joe Calvello, a representative . "Security's always an important issue, and John Fetterman's terrible on it," said Peter Towey, a Republican strategist who . But for many party leaders, this isnt a question of the intractable outsider vs. the establishment. Fettermans candidacy hits at the heart of the debate roiling the Democratic Party today: Should the party try to win back working-class white voters who stray further from them every year or double down on the suburban and Black electorate that has powered their recent wins? Fettermans record backs this up. He has a sense of humor, but its the kind that usually makes you smirk rather than laugh out loud. . We need more authentic representation from folks who really want to go and do the work, McPhillips said. Whats to say that it wasnt me who would bury both of my parents from a horrific disease like AIDS before my ninth birthday?. As lieutenant governor, Fetterman chairs the states Board of Pardons, which votes on clemency applications from inmates serving life sentences. . Were just young Black men. And thats what Ive run on. Some Democratic leaders in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs also see Fettermans style as an affront. As for the Black Caucus, she says, I dont know if he has a relationship with the Black Caucus. One of the groups members says the incident in which Fetterman pulled a gun on a Black jogger makes him a nonstarter. When John Fetterman's health went south, his wife went north. National media coverage of Braddock rubbed local officials the wrong way, especially given that he was a white newcomer getting credit for saving a majority-Black town. Our groups modest fundraising has done nothing but help Democratic campaigns and causes, Dworkin said. Bobby Maggio, Fetterman's campaign manager during the Democratic primary, will become a senior adviser, accompanying Fetterman on most campaign stops over the next several months.David Axelrod, a longtime political consultant and former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, spoke of the demanding nature of the position and the perception . Ive talked to a lot of politicians in my time, says Lee. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is "doing well" in his course of treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre, his office has said. Should the party try to win back working-class white voters who stray further from them every year or double down on the suburban and Black electorate that has powered their recent wins? The candidate suffered a stroke shortly before the May 17 primary and had to have a pacemaker implanted. Fetterman, for his part, dismisses the idea that he doesnt have quality relationships with liberal organizations. 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