The biggest surprise of last week's Republican midterm convention began with an audacious request from the organizers to GOP Sen. Dave McCormick: Could he get Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, a fellow Pennsylvanian, to make an appearance? - "I'll ask him," McCormick said. Within days, Fetterman — who's been increasingly at odds with the Democratic Party's liberal wing — was on board. Why it matters: Fetterman's 64-second video — calling himself a "common-sense Democrat," praising McCormick and vowing to work with President Trump to defend Pennsylvania's steel industry — represented Fetterman's biggest break yet with his party. Behind the scenes: According to three sources familiar with the talks, the idea for Fetterman to make…
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman praised his Republican colleague from his home state, Sen. Dave McCormick, in a surprise video appearance at the GOP midterm convention, and condemned the rise of far-left voices in his own party. In the roughly one-minute video introducing McCormick on stage, Fetterman made clear that he is still a Democrat. But took aim at the rise of “socialism” in his own party – a notable and public rebuke to the Democrats’ left flank. 0:00 See Fetterman's video from the Republican midterm convention 1:47 Why Democrats haven't said anything about Fetterman's appearance 4:17 Will Fetterman run as an independent in 2028? 5:23 Fetterman describes what would make him leave the Democratic Party Watch 24/7 live news…
Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Meuser joined “Bianca Across the Nation” to discuss Sen. John Fetterman’s standing within the Democratic Party and break down how Fetterman’s recent public stances contrast with the far-left Democratic platform.
State of the Union: The Democrat crossed party lines to support his fellow Pennsylvanian in the Senate. The post Fetterman Praises McCormick at RNC appeared first on The American Conservative .
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) made a surprise video appearance Wednesday night at the Republican National Committee midterm convention in Dallas. In a prerecorded statement shared during the first night of the event, the Democratic senator introduced his in-state colleague, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), whom he called “the kind of senator who gets the job done.” Speaking in front of the Mon Valley Works U.S. steel mill, Fetterman portrayed himself as a “a common-sense Democrat” who will “always stand with America.” The senior senator from Pennsylvania added that he is “always gonna reject the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life.” In a statement released late on Wednesday night following his surprise…Open
Rising co-hosts Robby Soave, Lindsey Granger, Niall Stanage and Reem Ibrahim discuss Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) surprise appearance in a video praising fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick (R) at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) midterm convention Wednesday. “Why am I here talking to you today?” Fetterman said in a prerecorded video. “Because, well, I’m a commonsense Democrat.” Fetterman also said in the video that he would always “reject the extremes in socialism and that anti-American way of life” — comments that come as democratic socialist and progressive candidates have won their Democratic primaries for the Senate and House. #RNC #Fetterman #primaries #midterms #election #vote #GOP #Democrats
Democrats in Pennsylvania reacted with a mix of annoyance and eye-rolling to Senator John Fetterman’s video appearance at Republicans’ midterm convention.
The video appearance, which was met with applause from the audience, introduced Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick, whom he claimed is the "kind of senator that gets the job done."
