Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American, said he would run in a primary to be the Democratic nominee in 2028

Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American, said he would run in a primary to be the Democratic nominee in 2028

John Fetterman, the maverick Democratic senator who has provoked widespread anger by increasingly siding with Republicans, is to be challenged for his Pennsylvania seat by a democratic socialist candidate who is originally from Gaza.

Ahmed Moor, a Palestinian American, said he would run in a primary to be the Democratic nominee in 2028, when Fetterman’s seat is up for re-election.

The move is the first sign of Fetterman’s weakened position in the party since the Democrats won back control of the Senate in last week’s US midterm elections, when the party won at least 54 of the upper chamber’s 100 seats.

  • givesomefucksEnglish
    1·
    9 hours ago

    I’m disagreeing with the framing in the article that implies Fetterman is somehow in the race (how else are you going challenge him?) when in reality he has no shot at running again.

    The answer to the bolded question is: he will challenge him in the Dem primary

    • Goodeye8@piefed.socialEnglish
      11·
      9 hours ago

      All he has is his current seat and when it comes to re-election he’s going to bomb out regardless of who he goes up against.

      Just because his name will be on the ballot doesn’t mean he has a chance to win. A challenge implies a failure state. There is no challenging Fetterman because there’s no failure state to the challenge because Fetterman fails all on his own.