One week out from the midterm elections, Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman is bragging about the Hollywood stars who have backed his campaign to defund the police.
As part of his last-ditch effort to sway voters in his favor, Fetterman, who has constantly criticized Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz for being a celebrity, is using endorsements from Kerry Washington and John Legend.
On Monday, Fetterman tweeted, “Kerry is on #TeamFetterman and is asking if you can Handle It + donate $10 before our final end-of-month deadline tonight,”
We *really* can't afford to sit this one out@KerryWashington is 💯% right
Kerry is on #TeamFetterman and is asking if you can Handle It + donate $10 before our final end-of-month deadline tonight 🙏https://t.co/lRLmkyT1Sv pic.twitter.com/ho5uD1FmLb
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) October 31, 2022
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During the riots that followed the death of George Floyd in the summer of 2020, Washington argued for the defunding of the police and urged local governments to “put resources towards community-led solutions, not a system that continues to kill us and put us in cages,”
Additionally, Fetterman said he was “*so* grateful to have” Legend’s backing.
PA holds a special place in @JohnLegend's ❤️
We are *so* grateful to have him on this team.
Are you able to chip in $10 before our final end-of-month deadline tonight??https://t.co/UNMCpF0kyT pic.twitter.com/lMVjnmgrib
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) October 31, 2022
In a similar vein, Legend called for cutting off police financing in the summer of 2020. According to legend, “there should be much fewer cops” and “there should be significantly fewer police” and called to ““take away police funding and reroute it towards community needs.”
The endorsements of Washington and Legends are the most recent examples of Fetterman courting those who support cutting police funding.
Three Philadelphia city council members who support defunding the police participated in Fetterman’s campaign last month, and he praised them as “outstanding.”
In 2021, Fetterman boasted about hastening felony pardons during an appearance on a show sponsored by a group that advocates for abolishing the police.
“If I had a couple minutes, I’d love to talk about pardons. I’m chair of the Board of Pardons and Julie’s joining us, she’s our pardons coordinator for Western Pennsylvania,” Fetterman said. “I really want to sell that, because I’m Lieutenant Governor for two more years, and we have expedited pardon processes now. And they’re free, there’s no application fee.”
In the past, Fetterman asserted that the release of one-third of Pennsylvania’s jail population “not make anyone less safe in Pennsylvania”
Last week, Fetterman debated Oz with the use of a closed-captioning device to help with auditory processing impairments after suffering a stroke in May. 82 percent of viewers said Oz performed better than Fetterman in that discussion.
A recent survey revealed that Oz leads Fetterman by three points as a result of Fetterman’s dismal debate performance.
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