Fetterman leaves the Democrats by June 30?
ResolvedOutcome: No$9Kas of
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Many Democrats, in Pennsylvania and Washington, argue persuasively that he doesn’t like the job, and the story ends with Fetterman remaining in the party and simply not running again. That way, he could continue to be the Democrat-who-attacks-Democrats, maximizing his invitations from Fox News, for whom his internecine criticism is both brave and good box office.
Whenever he’s asked — in public or private — about a switch, he invariably cites two statistics to explain how baffled he is about why people would even ask the question. • There’s his record of voting with Democrats 93 percent of the time and the running joke he has with McCormick about how he, Fetterman, somehow polls better with Republicans than the state’s actual GOP senator. • • Fetterman, however, is shrewd enough of a political operator to know exactly why he’s alienated his party and become a Republican favorite. It may have started by standing with Israel when most of his colleagues became horrified with the Likud government’s actions in Gaza following Hamas’ 2023 attack. • • But Fetterman has since exacerbated the situation by conducting himself in these tribal times in ways that please the right and anger the left: He largely ignores Trump’s transgressions, finds ways to support the White House in high-profile moments and is increasingly ubiquitous when criticizing his own party on right-coded media in ways that affirm conservative views about liberal excess. • • In the modern information environment, this posture, of course, plays a far bigger role in shaping his political image than the totality of his voting record
Fetterman admits to being ‘lonely’ as moderate Dem willing to break party ranks
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.8.26: Fetterman says he has ‘no plans’ to switch parties
Fetterman Says He Has ‘No Plans’ to Leave the Democratic Party
John Fetterman vehemently rejects pressure to ditch Dems: ‘I’d be a terrible Republican’
Fetterman shutting down reports that Republicans are trying to get him to flip parties, writing in a WaPo op-ed: “I’d be a terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats” • • But says: “My party cannot simply be the opposite of whatever President Donald Trump says” •
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How did this market resolve?
This market will resolve to “Yes” if John Fetterman officially announces that he is leaving, or formally leaves, the Democratic Party by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Announcements from Fetterman that he will join the Republican Party, become an independent, join another political party, or otherwise cease to be a member of the Democratic Party will qualify. A consensus of credible reporting that Fetterman has formally left the Democratic Party will also suffice.
Statements criticizing the Democratic Party, voting with Republicans, endorsing Republican candidates, describing himself as bipartisan or independent-minded, or expressing disagreement with Democratic Party positions will not qualify unless accompanied by an official announcement that he is leaving the Democratic Party or a consensus of credible reporting that he has formally left the Democratic Party.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from John Fetterman; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.