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Senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick: Bipartisanship, Money in DC, Datacenters, Graham Platner
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Graham Platner, why extremism wins primaries, and what it means for the future
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Discussion of Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner, who has a Nazi tattoo and made anti-soldier statements yet is polling viably. Both senators condemn the rise of extremism on the left and right, including Democratic antisemitism and socialist drift.
A candidate with a literal Nazi tattoo on his chest is polling viably in Maine. Fetterman calls it an outgrowth of backlash to extreme partisanship — and warns that when mainstream Democrats shrug off this kind of candidate, something has gone deeply wrong. McCormick adds that the Democratic Party's lurch toward Marxism and antisemitism validates and mirrors this extremism.
Fetterman says he can be primaried for supporting Israel, opposing government shutdowns, or refusing to call Trump a Nazi — and he doesn't care. A seat worth keeping only if you lie for it isn't worth keeping. He votes 93% with Democrats but refuses to let the party define him by its most extreme positions.
Despite being labeled a maverick, Fetterman votes along Democratic Party lines 93% of the time.
$92 billion of investment committed at McCormick's summit. Welders and electricians earning over $100K a year. Data centers generating 2 logistics jobs for every direct job. Pennsylvania is experiencing a genuine blue-collar construction boom, and the trades are all-in.
