{"id":2628066,"date":"2026-07-10T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fettermans-gop-fundraising-boost-stokes-fresh-fury-from-democrats\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:09:32","slug":"fettermans-gop-fundraising-boost-stokes-fresh-fury-from-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fettermans-gop-fundraising-boost-stokes-fresh-fury-from-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman&#8217;s GOP fundraising\u00a0boost stokes fresh fury from Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffettermans-gop-fundraising-boost-stokes-fresh-fury-from-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2628066&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) is attempting to boost his fundraising by collaborating with Republican Senator Dave McCormick through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenomics-is-going-belly-up-where-it-matters-most\/\" title=\"...enomics failing where it counts.\">joint fundraising effort<\/a>, drawing criticism from Democrats who see it as a cozy relationship with the GOP and a potential party switch for Fetterman. Despite rumors and strategic maneuvering, Fetterman remains committed to his Democratic identity and denies plans to leave the party, even though he has become increasingly self-reliant and willing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ky-gov-signs-bipartisan-law-limiting-no-knock-warrants\/\" title=\"Ky. gov. signs bipartisan law limiting no-knock warrants\">cross party lines<\/a> on key issues. His recent fundraising has considerably declined from his pre-election highs, raising concerns about his campaign&#8217;s financial health. Fetterman&#8217;s close ties with McCormick and a controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >joint fundraising committee<\/a>, Common Ground PA, provide some financial support but also attract scrutiny amid democratic concerns over party unity. Fetterman has not announced whether he will seek a second term, and some former supporters have been encouraged to request refunds, signaling possible disillusionment with his current political stance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\">John Fetterman<\/a>\u2018s (D-PA) bid to boost his beleaguered fundraising figures by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4643255\/fetterman-mccormick-joint-fundraiser-democrats-support-wanes\/\">raising donations with his home state Republican<\/a> colleague is the latest thorn in the side of Democrats and another example of the centrist\u2019s cozy relationship with a GOP that\u2019s courting him to switch parties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\">Dave McCormick<\/a>\u2018s (R-PA) campaign, which recently launched a rare cross-party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-family-spends-millions-backing-defund-the-police-candidates\/\" title=\"Soros Family Spends Millions Backing \u201cDefund the Police\u201d ...s\">joint fundraising venture<\/a> with Fetterman\u2019s campaign, says it\u2019s a chance for donors who \u201cvalue the collaboration\u201d between the senators \u201cand want to support both of them.\u201d Democrats aren\u2019t buying it.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4643754\/brad-lander-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brad Lander endorses Abdul el Sayed in Michigan Senate race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4643424\/platner-fallout-michigan-senate-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Graham Platner\u2019s collapse casts shadow over Abdul el Sayed in Michigan Democratic Senate primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4643540\/tammy-duckworth-calls-maine-senate-candidate-nirav-shah-drop-platner-replacement-bid\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Duckworth calls for Maine Senate candidate to drop Platner replacement bid over 2015 actions<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFetterman has already made his decision to switch parties, and they are going to wait for the most painful or embarrassing moment for Fetterman to do it,\u201d opined Mike Nellis, a Democratic strategist and former senior adviser to former Vice President\u00a0Kamala Harris. \u201cHe might even stay a registered Democrat just to continue to f*** with us like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, Fetterman, who is up for reelection in 2028, has repeatedly denied any intent to leave the party amid questions if he could win a primary. He told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> last month he would not campaign for centrist Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) despite his sharp criticism of Democrat Graham Platner. The disgraced Maine Senate candidate, accused of sexual assaults that he denies, has since stated his intent to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am a Democrat. We\u2019ve got great \u2014 we have great candidates,\u201d said Fetterman, citing Texas\u2019s James Talarico, Ohio\u2019s Sherrod Brown, and Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff. \u201cBut I will be the one Democrat to never defend and pretend that [Platner] isn\u2019t an absolute mess and a disgrace as a candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, frustrated Democrats on and off Capitol Hill point to Fetterman\u2019s transition as a candidate once backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to one of the most willing members of his caucus to cross the aisle. He regularly beefs with Democrats over contentious issues like immigration and Israel, and he often goes on conservative media programs to air grievances. Fetterman voted in line with President Donald Trump last year 28% of the time, the most of any Senate Democrat, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/votehub.com\/trump-score\">according to<\/a> a VoteHub analysis. But as a Republican, Fetterman would be far from Sen. Rand Paul\u2019s (R-KY) 88% record, the lowest among GOP senators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnother betrayal from Fetterman,\u201d former Rep. Conor Lamb, a Pennsylvania Democrat who\u2019s positioned himself for a potential 2028 Senate run, posted on social media. \u201cBut look on the bright side, we\u2019ll get Republicans to burn their money before Pennsylvania fires him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint fundraising committee between the senators, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00955534\/1988326\/\">Common Ground PA<\/a>, allows their campaigns and political action committees \u2014 Fetterman\u2019s is Every Vote PAC and McCormick\u2019s is Pennsylvania Honor \u2014 to essentially share contributions. It could provide a much-needed jolt to Fetterman\u2019s campaign coffers, which have suffered in recent years over his centrist shift, according to federal finance records. Fetterman and McCormick enjoy a close working relationship, and their families are friends. McCormick and other Republicans have become strong defenders of Fetterman against Democratic criticism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the two years before Fetterman won his battleground seat and took office in early 2023, he raised an eye-popping $76 million. From 2023 through 2024, his first two years in office, he took in $7.4 million. Since 2025, despite his reelection fight drawing closer, he\u2019s raised less than $2 million and had roughly the same cash on hand as of the end of March. Since 2023, Fetterman\u2019s PAC has brought in just $424,000 and had $178,000 in the bank as of the end of May.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., left, and Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., right, greet before participating in a debate moderated by Fox News anchor Shannon Bream, not shown, Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Boston, as livestreamed on Fox Nation. (AP Photo\/Steven Senne)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP25153531616523.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), left, and Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), right, greet before participating in a debate moderated by Fox News anchor Shannon Bream, not shown, Monday, June 2, 2025, at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Boston, as livestreamed on Fox Nation. (AP Photo\/Steven Senne)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman has not stated whether he\u2019ll seek a second term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J.J. Abbott, a former press secretary for former Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, urged past Fetterman donors to request a refund. Under most circumstances, refunds are at the discretion of campaigns and are not uncommon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFind an old Fetterman email in your inbox and slam that unsubscribe button,\u201d Abbott posted, along with a link. \u201cUse this page to request a refund of your previous contributions to Fetterman.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4643255\/fetterman-mccormick-joint-fundraiser-democrats-support-wanes\/\">FETTERMAN AND MCCORMICK LAUNCH JOINT FUNDRAISER AS DEMOCRAT\u2019S SUPPORT WANES IN HIS PARTY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCormick, elected in 2024, is not up for reelection until 2030. Since the start of 2025, he\u2019s raised $4.4 million, and his PAC has brought in $1.1 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fetterman campaign did not respond to a request for comment about the joint fundraising venture or Democratic criticism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fetterman teams up with GOP to boost funds amid Democratic criticism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2628067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fetterman-mccormick.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,7921,15467,6203,5894],"class_list":["post-2628066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-fetterman","tag-fundraising","tag-gop","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fetterman-mccormick.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2628066"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2628070,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628066\/revisions\/2628070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2628067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2628066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2628066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2628066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}