The GOP’s once sure-fire odds to retain their Senate majority in the midterms are looking bleaker every day, but according to a new report from Politico, some in the party are plotting a “coup” that could save them from a complete wipeout: flipping John Fetterman, the increasingly ostracized Democratic senator. Fetterman was first elected to the Senate from Pennsylvania in 2022, besting the Trump-backed Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz and helping Democrats defy the odds and grow their majority in the chamber. Initially styling himself as a working-class progressive champion, he has since made a major shift away from his own party, voicing support for various initiatives and nominees from President Donald Trump and breaking the Democratic minority on several key votes.

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    DONT worry! I’m SURE Protecting Pedophiles! Protecting Billionaires! Starting Multiple Wars! Making it IMPOSSIBLE to Afford to Live! Eliminating VA Benefits! Defunding our Troops! Killing American Citizens in the Street! Kidnapping Children at the Request of the Federal Government! will Convince Republican voters to NOT vote Republican!