The political metamorphosis of Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) over the last few months has been nothing short of remarkable, with the Menendez indictment and the Israel-Hamas war seeming to be two of the main turning points for what some political observers have described as his rightward shift.
In addition to that, Fetterman has given public statements acknowledging that the Biden border crisis is a big problem – something his Democratic colleagues never do, has scorched California’s Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom on occasion, and even showed compassion towards Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and her son at a time when not many people would.
None of this, of course, makes Fetterman a rock-ribbed conservative (far from it). But his dunks on Democrats and some of their pet causes…