A nice profile of John Fetterman in TIME magazine

[question everything]

from before the elections:
I like the conclusion:

While Fetterman endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential primary, he now avoids most progressive litmus tests. His main issues are raising the minimum wage, legalizing marijuana, and nuking the filibuster to help Biden get things done. He’s not a purist on Medicare for All (he’s for “expanding health care access, whatever that looks like”) and he isn’t pushing the Green New Deal. He told the steelworkers he was “pro-policing, pro–community policing, pro–funding the police,” and called the activist cry to “defund the police” an “absurd phrase.” He once called fracking an “environmental abomination,” but now says the industry has reformed enough that he sees the practice as crucial to energy security.

Fetterman isn’t running as a progressive crusader or policy wonk. He’s running to be the Democrats’ 51st vote in the Senate. And supporters believe he can get it done. “They have their own tough guy in Donald Trump,” says George Bonser, a retired steelworker. “He’s gonna be our blue-collar tough guy.”

https://time.com/6175747/john-fetterman-pennsylvania-senate-primary/

[mountain grammy]

1. Yes, we must win the Senate

and the House. That is all. Say whatever. Anything else is unacceptable.

[Butterflylady]

3. And we will with Fetterman.

You can't help but like the guy. At 6ft 8in he seems a bit intimidating but comes across as honest and sincere. Remember there are still a lot of anti-trumpers out there that want trump gone and with the enthusiasm for Fetterman we have one of the best chances ever of flipping the seat from red to blue. GOTV.

[momta]

2. TFG is anything but "tough".

He's a coward.

I like Fetterman.

[AmBlue]

4. Hoping and working...

To make Val Demings our "tough gal" red-to-blue pick-up seat in Florida!!

[question everything]

5. Does she first have to win the primaries? Has she already?

Sorry have not closely followed the elections in Florida. Has Charlie Christ won the primaries to oppose DeNasty?

[AmBlue]

6. The primary in Florida is August 23

And yes, Demings has to win against I think seven other lower profile D candidates. Of the challengers, the best known of the bunch is Alan Grayson.

Crist has five challengers in the primary, including Nikki Fried who is the current Agriculture Commissioner, and Annette Taddeo who is a Florida State Senator.