Residents of Lilliput, one of the islands of “ Gulliver’s Travels ,” dubbed Gulliver “man-mountain.” In the plight for his freedom, “said man-mountain” promised to , “be aiding and assisting to our workmen, in helping to raise certain great stones.”
Perhaps a figurative stone is the weight of the political moderates. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) the senator, as opposed to John Fetterman the candidate, seems to be doing this in a Sen. Joe Manchin-esque (D-W.Va.) manner.
We might want to start calling the 6-foot-8 Fetterman man-Manchin.
Capturing the politically murky middle is a difficult task, particularly in a journalistic environment where extremes get clicks. It nevertheless remains where the majority of votes lie. Manchin has managed to capture them since his arrival to the U.S. Senate.
Is Fetterman replacing the outgoing senator from West Virginia, not in his seat, but in his role as the moderate thorn in the Democrat’s progressivist side? Let’s compare the two men a little and see.