Sen. John Fetterman is returning to the Senate next week after two months of treatment for clinical depression — and swing voters who helped him get into office feel confident he’s fit to lead.
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A pair of focus groups convened by Axios and Engagious/Sago found that the voters didn’t feel misled into voting for Fetterman despite a plethora of health problems that have plagued the early part of his tenure.conducted the focus groups on April 11 with 14 Pennsylvanians who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 then Joe Biden in 2020.While a focus group isn't a statistically significant sample like a poll, the responses show how some voters are thinking and talking about current events.
“These are issues that everybody faces in their life, and I give him credit for seeking help for it before it degraded his work,” he said. “I think he still has his career ahead of him.”Jason P., a Democrat from Bushkill, was the only person who had buyer’s remorse, saying he didn’t weigh enough during the campaign whether Fetterman's stroke in 2022 could limit his effectiveness on Capitol Hill.
“If they said, ‘Hey, we can guarantee that within the next 90 days he's going to be seriously incapacitated,’ I definitely would've voted for Dr. Oz,” he said.“Senator Fetterman should feel reassured the Trump-Biden voters who supported him last November have not abandoned him due to his health struggles,” says
president Rich Thau, who moderated the focus groups. “However, it’s clear he still needs to build bridges to the swing voters who supported Dr. Oz, or who chose not to vote in his race.”
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