AXIOS: Dems plot Fetterman ouster.

Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary contest, threatening to tear the party apart in the biggest battleground state in the nation.

Why it matters: Democrats haven’t flipped a GOP Senate seat since Fetterman did it in 2022. He’s still popular with Pennsylvania voters, even as Democrats turn on him over his softened approach to President Trump.
Potential Democratic challengers are already bashing Fetterman — and each other — years ahead of schedule.
Some Democratic officials are openly contemplating running against Fetterman or keeping the door open to a Senate bid in the event he retires.
The big picture: Democrats who could run against Fetterman include Reps. Brendan Boyle and Chris Deluzio and former Rep. Conor Lamb, according to multiple political insiders in Pennsylvania.

1️⃣ Boyle has been loudly critical of Fetterman on TV and social media, calling him “Trump’s favorite Democrat” and accusing him of visiting the president at Mar-a-Lago to “kiss the ring.”
2️⃣ Deluzio has been cultivating a national brand as a young populist leader from the Rust Belt.
3️⃣ Lamb has won the praise of progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for repeatedly attacking Fetterman, who beat Lamb in the 2022 Democratic primary.
The other side: When Axios began reporting on this story, Fetterman texted, “Enjoy your clickbait!”

Asked a follow-up question, Fetterman said, “Please do not contact.”

Maybe more people should reply to Axios with a non-reply.

But this from X is priceless:

Democrats thought it was awesome to have a scalloped potatoes brain in the Oval Office for four years but heaven forefend Senator Fetterman pivot to being something like a 1990’s Democrat.

— Corpo Scribe (@NightCityTimes) October 16, 2025

Indeed.