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Fetterman Vows to Quit Democrats Over Israel, Poll Split

7/30/2026

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Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged John Fetterman to stay in Conference, noting Senate Majority Leader John Thune said would welcome him if switched parties.
Fetterman told Hill Nation Summit he would leave Democratic Party if it became “the anti-Israel party.”
A Quinnipiac University poll of 895 Pennsylvania voters found 48% approved his performance, 41% disapproved, 77% Republicans approved, 69% Democrats disapproved, and 52% Democrats wanted him to leave the party.

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Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged John Fetterman to stay in Conference, noting Senate Majority Leader John Thune said would welcome him if switched parties.
Fetterman told Hill Nation Summit he would leave Democratic Party if it became “the anti-Israel party.”
A Quinnipiac University poll of 895 Pennsylvania voters found 48% approved his performance, 41% disapproved, 77% Republicans approved, 69% Democrats disapproved, and 52% Democrats wanted him to leave the party.