Sen. John Fetterman says fellow Democrats lost male voters to Trump by ‘insulting’ them, being ‘condescending’
Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2024-12-22 23:55
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'Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman bluntly told his fellow Democrats they lost male voters to President-elect Donald Trump because they were “condescending” and “insulting.”
“It was clear [in 2016] that people were voting for Trump. And the Democrats’ response was, ‘Aren’t they smart enough to realize they’re voting against their interests?’ And that’s insulting, and that’s, I mean, that’s, that’s just not helpful,” the 55-year-old told the New York Times Thursday.
“It’s condescending. And if anything, that reinforces that kind of stereotype. Telling them that ‘I know better than you do,’ that’s not helpful.”'
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