John Fetterman may face Gaza-born Democratic socialist challenger in 2028
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Though Senator John Fetterman has not yet publicly announced whether he'll run for reelection in 2028, he already has a challenger looking to take his seat.
Gaza-born Philadelphia resident Ahmed Moor publicly announced his candidacy in an X post early Monday morning. He is an author, businessman and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
"My name is Ahmed Moor and I’m running for US Senate here in PA (election 2028). I’m running to end the war in Iran and to promote the dignity agenda: free healthcare, free childcare, and affordable housing," he wrote.
"I’m calling for accountability for genocide, for ICE and for corruption. And finally, for the protection of our civil liberties in America."
The platform Moor is running on is more to the left than what Fetterman, a Democrat, has portrayed since taking office, as he has often broken from his party. He even called himself a "lifelong Republican" at Texas Tribune Fest in an apparent slip-up and has been a supporter of President Donald Trump's Iran War.
Fetterman has yet to announce whether he will run for re-election and has remained rather mum since Democrats retook the Senate majority in the midterm elections.
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