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"I'm not a progressive," says Sen. John Fetterman, elected while often saying he was a progressive (boingboing.net)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You know what else changes a Person of Politics’ ideas? The seeming virus of the suddenly vulnerable status quo. There’s a weird, long history of “progressive” and “good” politicians suddenly and seemingly inexplicably turning from ex-Green Party member/socially conscious senators to right wing voters on the senate floor when democrats are finally gonna live up to what they say!

It’s soooo weird and totally unrelated that there’s always ONE (or two…or however many are necessary for the current makeup of the senate) suddenly going back on what they said they believed in.

So weird. Oh well. I guess it’s just a crazy coincidence!