John Fetterman officially threw his hat in the ring for the 2022 U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania on Monday, handing Democrats a candidate with growing national name recognition for a. John Fettermans campaign manager on Wednesday slammed Democrats who turned on the Pennsylvania senator-elect in the press after his rocky performance in his only debate against Republican Mehmet Oz. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is "doing well" and "remains on a path to recovery" according to his office on Monday, following the freshman lawmaker's decision . Maggio has been a key factor in Fettermans success so far, and he stressed that his time here at The Rock is really what got him to where he is now. Lauren Groh-Wargo, who served as Abrams' campaign manager, says that Abrams' campaign owes more than $1 million to vendors. But he cares more about what Braddock thought of him than his popularity with other politicians: I just return to the simple fact that I was elected for four terms here. He hates mugging for the camera. His senior campaign aide, Bobby Maggio, thanks a photographer for dealing with Cranky Pants. Fetterman jokesalthough its clear hes only half-kiddingthat people prefer to take pictures of his wife, Gisele, and their dog. If youre in a foxhole, you want John with you, man, the president said during an AFL-CIO labor union convention. McPhillips said he spoke with Fetterman after the stroke and before the primary, and that he has full confidence hell be back on the trail soon and putting a lot of miles on his truck again.. Because I believe in the work. John Fetterman's Senate campaign said it reaped a $500,000 fundraising windfall in just 24 hours after a video of his opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, went viral. I'm hard-pressed to believe inflation and gas prices won't have settled, may even reversed to some degree, by then. Fetterman's campaign said it spent about $1 million last year sending out fund-raising mailers. "Security's always an important issue, and John Fetterman's terrible on it," said Peter Towey, a Republican strategist who . On Twitter and over email, Fettermans campaign manager, Brendan McPhillips, laid into what he called a scam PAC that was using Johns name and likeness for their own fundraising., These people are only pretending that the money they raise goes to John and our campaign. The entire second chances and criminal justice advocacy community here in Pennsylvania. Other than perhaps Larry Krasner, the left-wing district attorney of Philadelphia, Fetterman says no other living Pennsylvanian has freed more Black and brown people from prison than I have. Fetterman, unlike other politicians, didnt even connect with the Hortons before their clemency hearing. That led him to make a drastic career change: He ditched his job at a lucrative insurance firm and joined AmeriCorps in Pittsburgh. He undos Go Biden go, FEMA will cover 100% of New Mexico wildfire recovery costs, Biden saysThe federal government is responsible for igniting the largest wildfire in NM history. . with the campaign's comms director tweeting "If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn't have had a major stroke . Eventually, after decades in jail, their own prison superintendent made the case that they should be let out. ], One African American state House member says Fettermans authentic brand smacks of white male privilege. Joe biden cant tackle a mouse. At 6'8" Fetterman looms tall both in person and in politics. Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman is shaking up his campaign, replacing his current campaign manager with a former top Biden strategist. Western Pennsylvania is just this sea of red, but there was a little speck of blue there, and that was SRU, Maggio said. But he was . After he was elected, Fetterman and his wife successfully helped open art galleries and restaurants, housing units, and a free store that gives away diapers, clothing and other necessities. In addition to repeatedly winning in the majority-Black Braddockafter the incident with the jogger as well as feuds with Black Council membersFetterman was also able to keep afloat in the Philly suburbs in the 2018 lieutenant governors primary. McPhillips, 39, has known Fetterman since 2015 and was his campaign manager during the 2016 primary run for the Senate. Head Topics, publish breaking news of all around the world. John Fetterman's TikTok Whisperer Fresh off a frantic election cycle, the former Fetterman campaign social media producer and dedicated Swiftie takes time to shake it off. Photos by Caroline Gutman for Politico Magazine. Ryan Boyer, the African American president of Philadelphias powerful building trades council, took to Facebook earlier this year to make the case for a Black nominee: What has John [Fetterman] done to warrant a U.S. Senate seat? Fetterman meets with anti-violence expert Richard Garland at Fetterman's home in Braddock, Pa., on Feb. 26, 2021. Elected officials matter more with their endorsements the less people can find out about the candidates.. That was, however, in 2018, before George Floyds death, which was an inflection point for many Democrats who now say they are committed to putting candidates of color and urban areas at the center of the partys strategy. (function() { Fetterman is not the stereotypical big guy with a bigger personality. Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman employs two convicted murderers on his U.S. Senate campaign. Behind him, framed by his massive soundproof windows, smoke pours out of Andrew Carnegies first steel mill. Meanwhile, climate change activists and other progressives have had discussions about recruiting a more left-wing candidate into the race, said a person familiar with their talks. Photographs by Caroline Gutman, Doose blames his frosty relationship with other lawmakers on an old guards dislike of newcomers: When I came on Council, I was the only person under 70, so some of it was generational things. Since he stepped down as the towns mayor and went off to Harrisburg in 2019, his intraparty problems have grown only more numerous. But some say Fettermans different pathhis unapologetic white-guy-in-cargo-shorts vibeis all wrong for Democrats, especially in the post-Trump era. Searching for meaning after the earth-shattering loss, the 24-year-old Fetterman volunteered at the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, where he was paired with a young kid named Nicky Santana. And for me, Ive always said this in labor rooms where I knew I wasnt likely to get their endorsement: While your support and endorsement would mean the world to me, Im always going to endorse you and your unions way of life.. He was hired as the political director of the campaign early in 2016. I raise the possibility that, perhaps, his tendency to look inward has made it harder to build relationships with party officials. And House Minority Leader McCarthy meets with scandal-ridden Rep. Matt Gaetz. On Sunday, Oct. 28, Fetterman will complete the 67-county tour before embarking on another trip around the Commonwealth in the week before Election Day. Biden says hes not confident Supreme Court will clear student loan Bill Maher: I am afraid of Trump on a very personal level, Fight in high school classroom leaves one dead, one injured, Zero-calorie sweetener popular in keto diets linked to strokes, heart attacks, Trumps polling strength causes heartburn for Senate GOP. Fortunately for Maggio and the Fetterman campaign, Maggio had made numerous connections within the rural areas, and when they began this 67-county tour, he utilized those connections. Brendan McPhillips was. Trump successfully chilled FBI from being willing to investigate anything Bill Maher: I am afraid of Trump on a very personal level. We would have more money if we didnt give BILLIONS to ukraine but yall arent ready to talk about that yet Maybe go by the border? Bobby has been with me every step of the way and as the campaign kicks into high gear, he will be there again for advice out on the road, Fetterman said in a statement. Fetterman has been recovering from a stroke and has had a pacemaker with a defibrillator implanted. And Ive run as a progressive before it was cool to do so, he says. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Were just young Black men. That western Pennsylvania registered Democrat, but voted for TrumpFetterman can get a lot of those voters, goes one testimonial in his campaign launch video. I have plenty of relationships with progressive groups. })(); That ambiguity has allowed political action committees to engage in conduct ranging from apparent self-dealing to actual fraud, which the federal government has only recently begun to mobilize in earnest to combat. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., continues treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed Hospital after checking himself in on February 16, 2023. Your right to vote won, in the face of all . 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I feel like Ive had a very successful career and Ive only just started, Maggio said. I'm sure they'll find a way to blame it on the local taxpayers. Hes shunned the lieutenant governors official mansion in Harrisburg, preferring to stay in his Braddock loft. Fetterman has been recovering since then and has yet to return to the campaign trail. He told us he would put his career on the line. Many of the lifers are men who insist upon their innocence and have been model prisoners, or have faced what criminal justice advocates see as excessive sentencing. BIDEN SAYS NO BIGGER CANDIDATE FOR WORKING PEOPLE THAN FETTERMAN. Lt. Gov. Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman raised $22 million in the third quarter of 2022, according to the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor's campaign, overshadowing what Republican opponent . John Fetterman's campaign manager on Wednesday slammed Democrats who turned on the Pennsylvania senator-elect in the press after his rocky performance in his only debate against Republican. Some Democratsvoiced concernsafter the debate, particularly about the decision to put Fetterman on the debate stage at all. Party members and officials have become increasingly rattled by Biden's middling approval ratings. He didnt look like the type of person that would be supporting two guys that look like us. That's especially true in the U.S. Senate race, where the GOP believes the issue has finally put Lt. Gov. This was no small thing: Shapiro has a reputation for being cutthroat to get ahead. February 27, 2023, 3:40 PM. The lieutenant governor has a change of clothes in his office. McPhillips, who ran Fettermans unsuccessful 2016 Senate primary campaign, ran Biden's 2020 operation in Pennsylvania and has also worked on campaigns for City Councilmember Helen Gym. Here's my thought. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is "doing well" in his course of treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre, his office has said. [CDATA[ Plus, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she wont bring progressive court packing legislation to the floor. And it helped. (In a different universe, progressives wouldnt have to choose between Fetterman and Kenyatta: The two discussed the possibility of running together in 2022 as governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, according to a person familiar with the conversations. John Fetterman is definitely not out of the questionhe asks the right questions Wich may sometime ruffle some feathers but he is my choice for candidate..who Will get the right answers ..for Pennsylvanias tax payers. In 2016, we were just kind of introducing [Fetterman] to the voters for the first time, McPhillips noted. He came to a community that is 80 percent black and believes that he can amass control and views this community as a steppingstone, she said. As for the Black Caucus, she says, I dont know if he has a relationship with the Black Caucus. One of the groups members says the incident in which Fetterman pulled a gun on a Black jogger makes him a nonstarter. Hes calm, unshowy and perhaps a bit uncomfortable in his own skin. Fetterman, Pennsylvanias incumbent lieutenant governor, previously hired McPhillips to run his 2016 Senate campaign. And some progressives think the left is making a mistake by not lining up behind Fetterman. Whitney Curtis/Getty Images. The roughly $20,000 the super PAC spent on Facebook ads through August amounts to just 6 percent of its total disbursements. Fetterman spent $1.6 million in the most recent quarter, and has spent $5.1 million since the campaign began. THE HILL 1625 K STREET, NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 TEL | 202-628-8503 FAX. A stickered laptop at the Fettermans' home. Since launching his Senate campaign in February, Fetterman has quickly amassed nearly $4 millionmore than any other Democrat in the field and mostly in small-dollar donations. Doose, who served for years on the council while Fetterman was mayor, said his white privilege and . Fetterman communications director Joe Calvello said in a statement Monday that the senator's recovery will be a And neither one of us come from the middle part of the state.. In the 2018 lieutenant governors primary, those areas powered Fettermans win against a field of candidates from the Southeast. Other big-name Democrats who are more centrist than Fetterman, like Rep. Conor Lamb, might still jump in.). But the Democratic Coalition has ruffled feathers in Democratic circles before. Most young men are single. He is constitutionally incapable of schmoozing with other elected officials. Caroline Gutman contributed to this report. He has not conducted interviews or done any public, in-person campaign events in the last month. Whats to say that it wasnt me who would bury both of my parents from a horrific disease like AIDS before my ninth birthday?. A spokesperson for Fetterman shot back: The questionnaire we were sent was from the 2020 election. He compared that to a campaign that would have likely paid six figures to have a Twitter takeover., Dworkin said the super PAC raised only $280 off the video, which asked viewers to donate today and help us show this awesome Fetterman ad to swing voters in Pennsylvania. He defended the solicitation by noting the group also fired off a tweet to its over half-million followers containing a link to donate directly to Fettermans campaign. He was hiding in a corner, absolutely miserable.. The more recent content included a video portraying Fetterman as a champion of the working class who would act as a bulwark against encroachments on democracy, womens rights and health care. So in terms of actual progressive results, it would be hard to find any progressive in Pennsylvania who has created more progressive outcomes., The Free Store in downtown Braddock, PA. Fetterman wrote afterward that it was truly one of the most dismaying days of my life., When their case came up again a year later, Fetterman publicly leaned on Shapiro. Daily News | Fettermans new campaign manager is Philly-based Biden alum Brendan McPhillips. In fact, Fetterman was reelected three times, all by landslides. Progressives say hes too squishy on fracking. Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. But its a charge the group rejects, saying the super PAC has been transparent with donors, and is only looking to help elect Democrats. In an echo of complaints aired about Fetterman in Braddock, Williams says the lieutenant governor sometimes didnt show up to Harrisburg to preside over the Senate at the beginning of the pandemic. He has also worked on campaigns for City Councilmember Helen Gym and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. A large majority of the population is Black. A Butler native, Maggio graduated from SRU with a degree in political science in May 2015 and continued work at the Butler Dunkin' Donuts as the general manager. . But Fetterman did. I look forward to having Brendan officially join and to continue to have Bobby by my side as we enter these critical final months, he added. Ive had lip service, and them tell me how they gonna help and how they gonna do something. Williams is now taking a step toward supporting another likely candidate for the U.S. Senate race: He recently became a member of the exploratory committee for state Sen. Sharif Street. 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