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Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., appeared on CNN with host Manu Raju to offer advice to his own party at a time when Democrats seem rudderless and self-admittedly, without a message that says something other than "Trump is bad."
"Clearly, we've lost the argument and I think it's entirely appropriate to really be honest and figure out why, exactly, have we effectively lost two of the last three cycles and a lot of the things we've really kind of lost our connection with American voters," Fetterman told Raju on the Sunday episode of Inside Politics.
Fetterman spoke of his party's tendency to make everything about President Donald Trump and called attention to the hyperbole used to describe Trump and warned, "We can't just be, well, 'Trump is always wrong or that we're going to set the country on fire.' That's not true either of course."
Raju mentioned voters who feel Democrats don't fight hard enough against Republicans, mainly in Congress. Fetterman proffered, "Well, what exactly is fighting? Delay more votes or just vote 'no' on everything or saying, 'well if they're doing X then that means it's wrong'...What exactly is fighting?"
Raju predicted that shutting down the government might be what those voters would like to see, as Trump would be blamed. Fetterman said "That's not fighting, that's mutilating our nation. If you vote to shut our government down, you are going to harm millions of Americans."
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"Clearly, we've lost the argument and I think it's entirely appropriate to really be honest and figure out why, exactly, have we effectively lost two of the last three cycles and a lot of the things we've really kind of lost our connection with American voters," Fetterman told Raju on the Sunday episode of Inside Politics.
Fetterman spoke of his party's tendency to make everything about President Donald Trump and called attention to the hyperbole used to describe Trump and warned, "We can't just be, well, 'Trump is always wrong or that we're going to set the country on fire.' That's not true either of course."
Fetterman: "Don't ever compare people to Hitler."
Fetterman told Raju when asked about Democrats who refer to Trump as an autocrat, he countered, "That's the thing if you actually compare him to an actual autocrat [...] Last night, for example, people were protesting 'That's Hitler, Hitler!' You just don't ever compare anyone to Hitler in those kinds of extreme things."Raju mentioned voters who feel Democrats don't fight hard enough against Republicans, mainly in Congress. Fetterman proffered, "Well, what exactly is fighting? Delay more votes or just vote 'no' on everything or saying, 'well if they're doing X then that means it's wrong'...What exactly is fighting?"
Raju predicted that shutting down the government might be what those voters would like to see, as Trump would be blamed. Fetterman said "That's not fighting, that's mutilating our nation. If you vote to shut our government down, you are going to harm millions of Americans."
Once a 'fringe Democrat' now Fetterman offers wisdom to win, echoes Trump's 'common sense'
Sen. Fetterman's remarks critical of Democratic strategies and his support for certain Trump policies highlight a political stance which differs from many of his colleagues in the Democratic Party. After Harris' thumping last November, will they listen?
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