The walls are closing in on John Fetterman.
He won’t be able to sustain this for very long.
The news that he just received could cost him everything.
John Fetterman has been trying to play both sides ever since he took office as a U.S. Senator, voting like a left-wing Democrat but talking and acting like a moderate or even a conservative.
But unfortunately for him, the only thing it’s doing is making him unpopular with just about everybody, as recent polls have demonstrated in a very clear way.
Fetterman is not wildly popular on the right, as many conservatives are aware of the fact that his voting record and his views on the issues are still solidly on the left.
But because he has spoken in a more conciliatory way and taken a few stands on issues that go against modern progressives, he is apparently wildly unpopular on the left as well.
And while he should be commended for his conciliatory approach, it’s clear that it is costing him.
His approval numbers are underwater with his own party, and he could be in danger of completely losing his seat.
According to Mediaite, “A new Yale poll finds that Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and ESPN host Stephen A. Smith are the only two individuals who registered negative net favorability ratings among more than a dozen names floated to Democratic voters recently.”
“The Yale Youth Poll released its spring 2025 survey of the prospects of potential 2028 candidates and found both men upside down with their party’s young voters.”
“Fetterman, a pro-Israel Democrat unafraid to cross the aisle to work with Senate Republicans, came in with –17.2 net favorability among his party’s registered voters.”
It’s clear that the Israel issue is what’s really costing him among members of his own party, as young progressive voters are very passionate in their opposition to Israel.
If Fetterman decides to run for re-election in 2028, it will be fascinating to see how this plays out in a Democratic primary.
Here’s what the report on the survey said: “Democrats only, with even stronger support for Harris (37.4%) and Ocasio-Cortez (28.2%) and weaker support for Buttigieg (9.7%).Harris, Ocasio-Cortez, and Buttigieg also have the highest favorability ratings among Democrats, with Harris and Ocasio-Cortez both at about +60 net favorability. John Fetterman and Stephen A. Smith were the only two figures tested with negative net favorability ratings among Democrats (-17.2 for Fetterman and -16.9 for Smith). Young Democrats match these relative patterns but tend to view all political figures listed less favorably than Democrats overall do.”
It is a shame that progressives have such a religious attachment to their views that they are willing to destroy someone who is clearly one of them on most issues, including social issues.
It’s ultimately going to harm the Democratic Party more than anything, as it will force Democrat politicians to stick to the left-wing script.
And this script has cost Democrats election after election, including the presidential election that took place just a few months ago.