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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman commented on the presidential race in his battleground state, calling Trump’s support “astonishing” and predicting that Elon Musk’s endorsement will be significant.
“There’s a difference between not understanding, but also acknowledging that it exists,” Fetterman told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday morning when asked about enthusiasm for Trump in Pennsylvania. “And anybody who spends time driving around, and you can see the intensity. It’s astonishing… I was doing an event in Indiana County. Very, very red. And there was a superstore of Trump stuff, and it was a hundred feet long. [There were] dozens of T-shirts and hats and bumper stickers and all kinds of, I mean, it’s like, Where does this all come from? It’s the kind of thing that has taken on its own life. And it’s like something very special exists there. And that doesn’t mean that I admire it. It’s just — it’s real.”
Fetterman then added: “And now [Elon] Musk is joining him. I mean, to a lot of people, that’s Tony Stark. That’s the world’s richest guy. And he’s obviously, and undeniably, a brilliant guy, and he’s saying, Hey, that’s my guy for president. That’s going to really matter.”
Fetterman expressed concern over Elon Musk campaigning for Trump, calling Musk a “bigger star than Trump in some sense” and noting that this endorsement “really matters.” He told the New York Times that the 2024 election will hinge on the “stark choice” between Harris and Trump rather than specific policies.
“It’s visceral,” Fetterman said. “And that’s why the people that are left that haven’t made up their decision are going, you know, what do I want for the next four years? And I do believe enough people will choose Harris. But it’s going to be much, much closer than anyone would want.”
The Real Clear Politics average shows Trump leading Harris in Pennsylvania by under one point. Pennsylvania is seen as pivotal for the election outcome, with both candidates heavily campaigning there in recent weeks. Newly released voter registration data shows notable shifts favoring the GOP as the election approaches.
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