U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is more popular among Pennsylvania Republicans than fellow Democrats, according to a new poll of state voters.

Susquehanna Polling and Research president James Lee told PennLive Tuesday that Fetterman’s overall approval rating among state voters is a “mediocre” 41%, compared to 37% who disapprove of him.

However, the eyebrow-raising result that 45% of Republicans approve of Fetterman while just 40% of Democrats do will surely get political tongues wagging from Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C.

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    8 hours ago

    Not sure if he’s Republican. But Democrats have their pantys twisted over him and that plays right into the Republicans playbook.

    This article is a good opportunity to signal how the left will crucify anyone that isn’t in lockstep so it’s a great for media to highlight this type of story in hopes that anyone with a public voice should evaluate if they would ever risk siding with the left on anything.

    Otherwise this whole story is literally not news worthy but we hear a new one every week. It’s a signal