This will attract Independents and a few old time Republicans.

...for clarification, do you believe all Progressives are pro-hamas?

I'd like to think not. My earlier reply was just to say that IF that's the definition of a progressive, it doesn't fit me.

...He has a strong progressive following, and by declaring that he is not a 'progressive', but that he is a Democrat that leans far left, he might slow the flow of left-leaning voters away from the Democratic party vote and strengthen Biden's chances while weakening third party chances.

I'm also glad he clarified that his 'pro-Israel' position is a right-leaning position, despite his support for it:

"But with Israel, I’m going to be on the right side of that. "

And he never explained what he meant by his immigration stance, I know his wife immigrated from Brazil...

...by declaring he is firmly a Democrat, and not a Progressive, he is pulling his far-left ideology into the "Big Tent" where every vote matters.

I sincerely hope other far-left voters will be willing to move a little toward the center, at least for this coming election, so we don't suffer the same fate as in 2016.

He's left-of-center. The US doesn't really have much of a far-left contingent. Even Democratic socialism, as espoused by Bernie Sanders, et al, is center-left.

The DSA is probably the closest there is to far-left in the US. They support overthrowing the capitalist system and replacing it with socialism. They only have about 70,000 members, however, so they're not much of a political force (their claims to the contrary notwithstanding), though they tend to be rather vocal.

...as it exists, does have a far left, a far right, and everything in between.

Thats how spectrums work.

The postions of those left and right extremes shift, as does the center, with changing public views, and for the last few decades it has all been shifting to the right, moving the center to the right with it.

It is not a static system at all.

Fetterman could definitely be considered far left within our current spectrum.

And speaking of working to correct the harms of capitalism, have you read about his wife's work in that arena? Great stuff...

...and I believe Fetterman is standing with his principles (even if I don't agree with him about supporting netanyahu).

" If the people who call themselves "progressive" are going around rooting for Hamas, then I'm not a "progressive" either."

For clarification, do you believe all Progressives are pro-hamas?