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The polling showed that Fetterman was at +68 with Democrats in Pennsylvania back in 2023.

“He was a Democrat liberal darling,” Enten said.

That is no longer the case.

“Look at how low he has fallen, down to negative 40 points,” Enten said showing the new data. “He’s down there with the Titanic among Democrats in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 102 points 6 days ago (2 children)

“He was a Democrat liberal darling,”

And then he suffered literal brain damage and has completely flipped his position on pretty much everything he previously stood for.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 58 points 6 days ago

If you don't believe that conservative ideas in general, and MAGA ideas in particular, take root in feeble minds, Fetternan is proof.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

People who vote based on loyalty don't seem to underatand this

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 24 points 6 days ago

Crazy how massive brain damage makes you conservative and an easy ~~espionage~~ ~~bribery~~ campaign contribution target.

[–] 1orangecat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago

I already don't like Fetterman but I do like a potted plant. Can a potted plant be more liked than Fetterman in this case.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

What sucks is, knowing the average American voter? A Republican will probably win.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

I suspect he's being blackmailed by trump and his gang of degenerates.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wtf poll covers more than 100 points?!

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Wrong type of scale. it’s a way of conveying a 2 part question. Do you like him or dislike him? Ok, now how much do you like or dislike him?

This goes:

HATE -100…………….0…………….+100 LOVE

[–] hesh@quokk.au 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I think its still one question (do you like him), but they convert those results in aggregate into a 'net approval rating' which is = (% approve - % disapprove). So 100% approval translates to +100 and 100% disapproval translates to -100, and the range is indeed from -100 to +100

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

You’re right, I was trying to explain it in a simple way.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

maximum and minimum are indeed 100 vs -100, but net favourability rating of -40 means 70 vs 30 unfavourable vs favourable.

Sort of. Could be 65 v 25, unfavorable v favorable, with 10 percent neither. The difference just tells you the spread, not necessarily the absolute (except +/-100 percent)

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

Yes, that’s the difference between the two ratings.

I’m just explaining why iy can be higher than 100, because the scale is actually bigger than it sounds.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

OK but have you ever met someone from Pennsylvania because it can get weird, maybe he's just a representative. I had a lady introduce herself at an airport some months ago, within two sentences of telling me she was from PA, she was launching into an anti-abortion spiel. Nice lady. Nice people.

J/k but really you can't judge him based on what Dems think, he's not appealing to Dems. He's appealing for the centrists and the right-wingers of PA who want to feel like they're centrists. I hope he and the others who play these games get tossed out, but the wheels grind very fucking slow.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 144 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Fetterman's brain is broken. He's an embarrassment in more ways than one, and he needs to be put out to pasture asap.

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