January 1, Radical House Democrat Eyes 2028 Senate Run to Challenge Fetterman

Wyatt’s Take

• Left-wing Pennsylvania lawmaker is openly eyeing a Senate challenge against fellow Democrat John Fetterman.
• She is slamming his record and questioning his health and family situation as she considers a 2028 run.
• The move highlights growing fractures inside the Democratic Party as voters grow tired of weak leadership.

Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., is reportedly mulling a U.S. Senate bid, a move which could mean challenging Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who would need to seek re-election in 2028 if he wants to pursue a 2nd term.

“I’m going to be considering it,” Dean said in an interview with Politico published Tuesday.

Dean expressed disappointment with Fetterman’s performance as a senator.

“I have been concerned about, really, two things, which is his family and his health … and am very disappointed in his activity as a senator and in his votes,” she noted, according to Politico.

The congresswoman, who has served in the House since early 2019, just won re-election to a fifth term.

Last year, a report quoted Dean as saying there was “no way” that she would mount a bid to challenge Fetterman.

But she strongly criticized Fetterman after he recorded a video that played during the GOP midterm convention earlier this year.

“To me, that was a very sad stunt, that he would stand there aligning himself with the most corrupt president of our lifetime, if not the most corrupt president in history. I have said I hope John comes back to the Democratic fold,” she said.

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Middle America deserves leaders who show up for their families and their states, not political infighting that distracts from real kitchen-table issues like border security and job growth.