Fetterman says no to party switch: ‘I’d be a terrible Republican’
May 8, 2026
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as posted by the channelCentrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is pouring water on speculation that he might switch parties by declaring that he’s a Democrat at his core and that he would be “a terrible Republican.”
Fetterman insisted he hasn’t “changed” since winning the Pennsylvania Senate seat long held by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) — a victory that helped Democrats keep their Senate majority in 2023 and 2024 — but argues the Democratic Party has.
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