Jornal Do Brasilia - FUBAR PAC Founder Jack Inacker Targets Sen. Fetterman After Midterm Success

With the final results of last week’s midterm election still trickling in, a clearer picture has emerged of the political shift that voters delivered to the Democratic Party. For Jack Inacker, the founder and executive director of Fishtown-based FUBAR PAC, the outcome was a moment of vindication for his group’s aggressive, unapologetic approach to political opposition.

Inacker described the night as "euphoric," noting that despite a well-deserved skepticism of election polling developed since 2016, the scale of Democratic success was difficult to comprehend. "It’s almost unbelievable just how well Dems did," Inacker said.

Since launching in April 2025, FUBAR PAC has distinguished itself through high-profile publicity stunts and social media campaigns targeting the Trump administration, Vice President JD Vance, and billionaire Elon Musk. The group gained national attention by destroying a Tesla to protest Musk’s involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and by erecting an unflattering mural of Vance in Philadelphia, complete with a hat placed on the figure.

The PAC’s website explicitly states its mission: "We’re upfront about the fact that we’re running a negative campaign … FUBAR PAC is stepping in to run the aggressive opposition campaign that other organizations won’t."

Beyond these stunts, the group focused on three Republican-held congressional seats they identified as flippable: those held by Reps. Rob Bresnahan, Ryan Mackenzie, and Scott Perry. All three GOP members were unseated in the election, joining Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in helping Democrats take firm control of both the House and the Senate.

Inacker attributed the landslide victory to a combination of foreign policy and economic factors. He cited an anecdote from his time as a political science major at Temple University about a friend who would only vote if the price of beer or cigarettes rose. "Apparently in his confusion and irresponsibility, Donald Trump found the one issue that could create the landslide that we saw just a few days ago through this illegal, immoral, unnecessary war in Iran, combined with the ancillary effects of what happened on the home front when it comes to gas prices," Inacker said. "People weren’t going to put up with it anymore."

The PAC’s strategy evolved during the cycle as they responded to feedback from voters and opposition. After destroying the Tesla in Philadelphia, the group toured the wrecked vehicle through red congressional districts they were targeting. However, this tactic drew criticism. "Very early on, the opposition started labeling us as the out-of-town PAC — these carpetbagger out-of-town PACs they’re coming in," Inacker recalled. "And I had this moment of realization. I was like, ‘Yeah, not a completely unfair criticism.’"

Recognizing that their physical presence might be interfering with local efforts, Inacker decided to pull back from the road tour. Instead, FUBAR PAC doubled down on online messaging, keeping stunts in Philadelphia while focusing on digital content. "I felt like the best way for me to highlight the insanity of what was going on was to keep the pressure on online and to attack everywhere all at once," he said.

The group produced heavily fact-checked videos criticizing candidates and the administration, often responding to statements by Trump or Vance with contextualized clips. These videos cost close to nothing to produce but garnered over 150 million views across social media platforms in the past year. Inacker noted that the content resonated particularly well with young men, a demographic he described as "overwhelmingly" their audience.

While Inacker could not quantify exactly how many votes FUBAR PAC contributed to flipping seats, viewer comments suggested influence. One TikTok user wrote, "I love your video (SIC) they’ve helped me self reflect and shift my stance on a lot of things I’m much more of a moderate on the right especially on some of the hardline issues and have definitely moved away from the MAGA crowd keep up the good work."

Inacker described this feedback as "proof and the pudding" that their strategy was valuable. "We were able to present information in a way that resonated with them, that they found exciting and I wasn’t trying to lecture at them," he said.

The PAC also targeted figures within the Democratic Party, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, whom they mocked using a "Chuck Schumer pool noodle" during the Tesla destruction event. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has also been a frequent target due to his clashes with Democratic colleagues and his polarizing appeal to voters.

Looking ahead, Inacker announced that top of the PAC’s list is to primary Fetterman. "He no longer represents the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania and polls overwhelmingly show that Dems do not want him in anymore," Inacker said. "So I’m excited to facilitate that happening in any way that I can."

On Monday, Ahmed Moor, a West Philly resident born in Gaza, announced he would challenge Fetterman. Inacker indicated his support for efforts to remove the senator.

Inacker also expressed interest in reforming political texting practices to stop the barrage of messages voters receive and to eliminate fraudulent "Scam PACs." Despite setting up a platform for mass texts, he resolved never to use it himself due to the volume of spam he and others received.

Perhaps most significantly, Inacker voiced a desire to see independent expenditure super PACs abolished entirely. "I would love to see independent expenditure super PACs go away all together — and I’ve got one," he said. "Kill my PAC, right? Make it go away. Change the conditions on the ground, where we’re not going to tolerate this amount of grotesque money in our politics anymore."

This stance comes amid reports that Elon Musk spent nearly half a billion dollars during the midterm cycle on GOP races, with over $200 million going through his America PAC, according to The New York Times. Although Musk eventually parted ways with DOGE and stopped working directly with the Trump administration, Inacker acknowledged the financial impact.

"Of course it had an impact. You can’t spend that much money and it not," Inacker said. "But I think that the impact that it had was ultimately limited by the fact that (the Republicans) were running some really truly awful candidates."

Inacker hopes to help cut off what he views as rampant campaign spending enabled by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. "I hope that FUBAR PAC doesn’t need to exist one day," he said. "I would shut FUBAR PAC down tomorrow, if I felt like it would help. But that’s not the reality that we live in."

D. Carvalho--JDB