Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is facing backlash after cursing out thousands of voters in his home state.
Republican Dave McCormick was recently announced as the winner of the Keystone State’s razor-thin Senate race by the Associated Press, though incumbent Democrat Bob Casey has not yet conceded.
McCormick, the former CEO of Bridgewater Associates – one of the world’s largest hedge funds – stunningly flipped the seat held by Casey for three terms to red.
Talking on X about that Senate race, the Democrat Fetterman demanded that voters have patience as ballots are still being tallied. Then he viciously tore into Green Party voters.
‘Pennsylvania is going to count every last vote,’ he posted. ‘That’s not controversial- that’s the law.’
‘Also, Green dip****s’ votes helping elect the GOP,’ Fetterman’s post continued, featuring a picture of the party’s candidate.
Senator John Fetterman speaks during Vice President Kamala Harris’ Rally at Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He posted on X that Green Party voters are ‘dips***s’
Fetterman’s fiery insult shows how he believes that if less voters defected to the Green Party, Casey could’ve beat the Republican.
Leila Hazou, the Green Party’s candidate for the Senate seat, amassed 64,088 votes.
‘We still have tens of thousands of votes to be counted across the Commonwealth, the Democrat said in another X post. ‘[The Associated Press] shouldn’t make a call in this race until every Pennsylvanian has their vote counted.’
With 98 percent of the votes in, McCormick stands with a 37,000-vote lead over Casey, a 0.6 percent margin.
If the race concludes with the margin between the two candidates at or below 0.5 percent an automatic recount would be triggered under state law.
Following Fetterman’s slur, critics were quick to slam the senator’s comments.
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey lost his reelection this week
People look at election results on their phones as they attend an election night watch party for Sen. Bob Casey
Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick and wife Dina Powell arrive at an election night campaign party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in Pittsburgh
‘Calling Green voters ‘dips***s’ is not a great way to win them over,’ Tesla CEO Elon Musk hit back at the Democrat.
Musk was a fixture on Trump’s campaign, raising around $120 million for a super PAC aimed at his reelection and frequently spread pro-Republican content on his app X.
‘Those are your constituents you’re denigrating,’ Republican House candidate Daniel Bocic Martine posted. Martine lost his bid for Congress earlier this week.
One X user wrote: ‘Did you just call 64,088+ citizens of PA, dips***s, senator?’
‘Are you really berating people for who they voted for?’ another commented on Fetterman’s post.
Scott Pressler, a conservative commentator, replied to Fetterman saying the Democrat will regret alienating voters.
‘I think Green Party voters are going to remember you calling them names when you’re running for re-election. Probably not the smartest choice. We’ll be sure to remind them.’
McCormick speaking to Fox News this week said there’s no mathematical chance Casey can prevail.
Fetterman has served as senator from Pennsylvania since 2023
Fetterman takes a selfie with voters in Pennsylvania
‘Listen, I lost an election by 900 votes … so I know Senator Casey’s got to process this,’ the Republican said.
‘He’s been in elected office for 30 years. His family’s had a great history of public service, and so you know he’s going to have to find his way to the right answer.’
‘But I think the math is indisputable, and I think that’s why the AP called it and why we’re confident moving forward to start preparing to be the next senator from Pennsylvania,’ he continued.
Casey, though, has said that he wants every vote counted.
‘It has been made clear there are more than 100,000 votes still to be counted,’ he said in a statement. ‘Pennsylvania is where our democratic process was born.’
‘We must allow that process to play out and ensure that every vote that is eligible to be counted will be counted. That is what Pennsylvania deserves.’
Fetterman’s office did not immediately return a request for comment.