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Republicans say they'd welcome Fetterman as GOP eyes bigger Senate majority

Republicans are ready to embrace a maverick Democrat eying an exit from the party to further grow their thin majority.Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., recently drew a sharp line in the sand on what it would take to leave the Democratic Party, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., would be happy to have him officially cross the aisle."Yes, we would welcome him," Thune said. "And I haven't talked to him recently. I have had conversations with him in the past, as have many of my colleagues, about the challenges he faces in his caucus. And, you know, there are many of us who I think would welc...