Voters' disdain for heavily unpopular Hillary Clinton didn't translate with similar disdain for left-wing Joe Biden, the panel on Fox News' 'The Five' said.
'The Five' co-hosts discuss voter turnout in the midterm elections, John Fetterman's Pennsylvania Senate win and President Biden's plans to run again in 2024.
Watters said Biden's rank unpopularity didn't translate into opposing votes the way it did when Hillary Clinton was on the ballot against then-political newcomer Donald Trump in 2016. On the flip side, critics suggested independents have derision for Trump that may have translated into either electoral apathy or votes for far-left candidates like Pennsylvania's John Fetterman over independent-minded Republicans like Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Democratic PA Lt. Gov John Fetterman and Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz, whose Senate race was among the most contested in the country. The"Five" panel noted voters ages 18-34 and single women came out in droves to support Democrats, which likely pushed Fetterman and Gov-elect. Joshua Shapiro over the line in Pennsylvania and affected several other key statewide races across the country.
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