There’s a lot to like about Senate candidate John Fetterman. He’s certainly night-and-day better than his clownish Republican opponent “Dr Oz.”

Fetterman endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2016, when no other statewide candidate was willing to do the same. And while he’s more moderate than Bernie or the Congressional “Squad” on some issues, I find his style of left-populist political messaging refreshing. If his recent op-ed calling for the prosecution of price-gouging executives at big companies is any indication, he would be a big improvement over most Democrats in the Senate — at least on domestic issues.

When it comes to foreign policy, Fetterman seems to be far more of a mixed bag. On the one hand, he supports a renewed nuclear deal with Iran, and in describing his overall approach to foreign policy he’s made some of the right noises about “[e]nding costly wars of choice” and “embracing diplomacy.” On the other hand, he’s shown no sign whatsoever that he’ll be the kind of senator who would make waves over such issues or pick foreign policy fights with Democratic leadership. Far from showing any interest in embracing diplomacy with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, for example, Fetterman’s comments on that have consisted of generic flag-waving talk about standing “united” in “the fight against Putin.”