Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania opened up about the state of the presidential race in his key state, calling former President Trump’s support there “amazing” while predicting that Elon Musk’s support will “really matter.”

“There’s a difference between not understanding it, but also recognizing that it exists,” Fetterman says told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday morning when asked about enthusiasm for Trump in Pennsylvania. “And anyone who spends time driving around, and you can see the intensity. It’s amazing.”

Fetterman continued, “I was doing an event in Indiana County. Very red. And there was a superstore with Trump stuff, and it was a hundred feet long. (There were) dozens of T-shirts and hats and bumper stickers and all kinds, I mean, it’s like, where did this all come from? It is something that has taken on a life of its own. And it’s like something very special exists. And that doesn’t mean I admire it. It’s just… it’s real.”

Fetterman said he believes Musk, who endorsed Trump and appeared with him at a rally at the site of Trump’s first assassination attempt in Butler, will appeal to Pennsylvania voters.

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PA Senator John Fetterman called Trump’s support in the PA “amazing” (Getty Images)

“And now Elon Musk is joining him,” Fetterman said. “I mean, for a lot of people, that’s Tony Stark. That’s the richest man in the world. And he’s clearly, and undeniably, a brilliant man, and he says, Hey, that’s my guy as president. That really matters doing.”

Fetterman said he was “alarmed” when Musk showed up on the campaign trail for Trump, saying he was in “some sense” a “bigger star than Trump.”

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WASHINGTON – MAY 15: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., walks through the Senate subway at the Capitol after a vote on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“Recommendations are often not really meaningful, but this one is, I think,” Fetterman said. “That worries me.”

Fetterman told the New York Times that he does not believe the 2024 election will come down to “a particular policy,” but instead the “stark choice” between Harris and Trump.

“It’s deeply ingrained,” Fetterman said. “And that’s why the people who haven’t decided yet are asking, what do I want for the next four years? And I believe plenty of people will choose Harris. But it’s going to be a lot… a lot closer than anyone would like. ”

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) jumps on stage as he joins former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

The Real Clear Politics average of polls in Pennsylvania shows Trump narrowly leading Harris by less than one percentage point.

Political eyes are on Pennsylvania as the state likely to determine the outcome of the election. Trump and Harris have repeatedly zigzagged the state’s campaigns in recent weeks, while voter registration numbers for the state released this week show significant shifts that benefit the region’s Republican Party. last part of the election cycle.

Emma Colton of Fox News Digital contributed to this report