As the title says.
Like, nothing against the guy, necessarily, but it is pretty clear that he cannot even speak with full mental function, let alone making important decisions and the like...
It just seems like a really bad idea to elect someone who is clearly... Not well. Let alone the likelihood that being in that position will make his health outcomes worse...
I understand that D's felt like he was their best chance, and that they needed to win that seat, but it just seems irresponsible all round, for all parties involved, no?
How are voters so dumb that they saw all that, and went "Yup, that's the guy I want representing me, right now!"
Sad...
Western culture has internalized the idea that 'being kind' is more important than making sensible decisions. This is a huge factor in the rapidly worsening problems we face as a society.
And many individual, voting humans don't see reality, they see narratives straight out of their favorite feel good movies. Look at the people with Ukraine flags in their bios and you will not see someone with opinions and feelings about a real world event, you will see someone avidly following the plot of a movie.
These people want to see someone like Fetterman 'beating the odds' and 'triumphing over adversity'. They expect reality to change to meet their expectations.
You must understand. In their eyes, being mentally impaired doesn't make him less qualified for the job. It makes him more qualified for the job.
(Or there was voter fraud. Likely a combination of both.)