RedState's Sister Toldjah wrote an excellent piece on Tuesday about John Fetterman, the enigmatic Democrat senator from Pennsylvania who burst onto the national political scene in 2022 and has been baffling the chattering classes ever since.
If we're being honest, we didn't really like Fetterman at first, but he's grown on us. Back in 2022, we were suspicious of his health issues and the outsized role his wife seemed to play on the campaign trail. We wondered if he had his mental faculties about him and whether his wife would soon replace him after he beat Dr. Oz to take the seat previously held by Pat Toomey.
The intervening years have been eye-opening for many of us. Not only does Fetterman sometimes do the unthinkable for a Democrat and stand with Republicans on issues like Israel and funding the Federal government, he's also willing to call out his party when they miss the mark. And they miss the mark so much these days it's reasonable to conclude they no longer even have a mark.
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And this was the crux of Sister Toldjah's piece: John Fetterman says what he says, and he doesn't care who he ticks off. Here's Sis:
In addition to standing with Israel and for a secure southern border, positions that are increasingly at odds with the modern Democrat Party, Fetterman has also been unafraid to call out the "crazies" in his party, particularly its growing socialist wing. He was never a Graham Platner fan and is not a fan of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
El-Sayed, as RedState also reported, has grown increasingly arrogant the closer he gets to the August 4 primary, stating to donors on a recent call that the far-left wing of the Democrat Party primarying truth-tellers like Fetterman would send a message. "Ideally you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message."
And here's Fetterman:
Senator John Fetterman calls Zohran Mamdani a "clown" on live television:
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 28, 2026
"These are CRAZY people!"
"They're behaving in TRULY bizarre ways and that seems like what the DSA wants more and more."
"Why aren't more Democrats...Police your own ranks!" pic.twitter.com/tNtzHedXFO
Something else Fetterman said Tuesday on CNBC's Squawk Box got me thinking: could Fetterman, who's standing athwart his party's takeover by the commies this election cycle, be on the forefront of ushering in an election cycle of normies in two years?
John Fetterman does NOT CARE what Democrats do to him:@JoeSquawk: You're gonna get primaried!
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 28, 2026
John Fetterman: I would rather be honest. I would rather stand up to this extremism...I sleep great! I just couldn't lie. pic.twitter.com/d3puZw1MvS
Unfortunately, it's looking a whole lot like 2026 is going to be the year of the commies. The whole thing goes back to last year's election of Zohran Mamdani in New York City and the Democrat Party's willingness to cede ground – not to mention wholly support – extremists like Jay "Two Bullets" Jones in Virginia and Katie Wilson in Seattle.
We know the pendulum is constantly swinging in politics. The far-left seems to be on a winning streak right now thanks to the Democrat Party being so distracted by Trump and young people having their heads turned by the false promise that the commies care about their welfare. A few of these truly terrible candidates will win, although it's likely to be very district-dependent and not widespread.
And if that happens, maybe, just maybe, the next two years will be a teachable moment in how antithetical the commies are to American principles. Their embrace of destruction could just knock some sense into the political normies who still think they have a home in the Democrat Party.
Although Fetterman has yet to indicate whether or not he's running for reelection in 2028, he might find he's the model for other normie Democrats looking to push back against their party's takeover by the extreme left wing. He may also be the blueprint for a political recalibration: be honest, reject the lunatics, and stop pretending every left-wing fever dream makes for good policy.
