Fetterman is clearly very ill and needs to retire immediately. What his wife and party are doing to the guy should probably be considered inhumane at this point.
And the reason they're doing it is incredibly cynical. As I understand it, If he retires now (as he should) the dem governor gets to appoint a dem replacement for him BUT that replacement will face reelection in 2024. However, if he hangs on past 2024 they get to keep the seat for the full six years. So, in order to keep the seat they're going to push this guy and possibly destroy his health in the process.
I think you could even make the argument that they've already done that. By pushing him to run when he should have been convalescing there's a good chance they've already exacerbated his condition.
Fetterman is clearly very ill and needs to retire immediately. What his wife and party are doing to the guy should probably be considered inhumane at this point.
And the reason they're doing it is incredibly cynical. As I understand it, If he retires now (as he should) the dem governor gets to appoint a dem replacement for him BUT that replacement will face reelection in 2024. However, if he hangs on past 2024 they get to keep the seat for the full six years. So, in order to keep the seat they're going to push this guy and possibly destroy his health in the process.
I think you could even make the argument that they've already done that. By pushing him to run when he should have been convalescing there's a good chance they've already exacerbated his condition.