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Fetterman: I'll Never Understand Progressives Who Won't Support Biden

Sen. John Fetterman has a message for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party: get in line behind President Joe Biden.

"Get behind Joe Biden's policies, or you're gonna get behind Trump's policies," said the Pennsylvania Democrat.

Fetterman made the remarks during a sit-down with reporters in his Senate office on Tuesday, answering questions with the help of a tablet that displays an instant transcript of reporters' spoken questions. He continues to recover from an auditory processing disorder caused by a stroke that happened during the 2022 campaign.

To illustrate his point, Fetterman hearkened back to his own support for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign as the mayor of Braddock, even after he had supported Sen. Bernie Sanders during the primary.

"In 2016, you know, I was a surrogate for Senator Clinton. And it's just like, you have a choice," said Fetterman. "And if you don't get behind Senator Clinton, you know, you are voting for Trump. And that's exactly what happened in Pennsylvania, and it's devastating."

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[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Can anybody confirm if the /r/politics circlejerks are even real people? For a good 4 years I never met anyone who fit the /r/politics vibe outside of that subreddit.

Like I'm trying to emphasize that for 4 years, no notable user in a niche subreddit, nobody on Discord, nobody on other forums, no real life colleague or family member ever actively engaged with that subreddit. The place was always weird.

[-] wild_dog@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i have, i met them playing bar trivia. they always wanted me on their team because the host always asked super niche music and sports questions that i knew the answers to but they also would always try to pick fights with me in between rounds about politics. it didn't bother me much bc i would just get drunk and lightly bully them over it.

[-] zifnab25@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

Can anybody confirm if the /r/politics circlejerks are even real people?

Real DNC flaks. Reddit has been controlled opposition since the '00s.

[-] YouKnowIt@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

I still remember when they posted some airforce base as one of the most reddit addicted cities in 2013. Here's an archive of that in fact!

[-] zifnab25@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

A bunch of 20-somethings stuck in front of computers for 14 hours a day... What else are they going to do with their time?

[-] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

90% of those posters must either live in DC or work directly in party politics around the US.

[-] CatoPosting@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

She's not on reddit, buy my partner's grandma buys her talking points at the same store for sure.

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