{"id":2643296,"date":"2026-08-11T18:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-pledges-not-to-campaign-against-dave-mccormick\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T18:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T22:14:05","slug":"fetterman-pledges-not-to-campaign-against-dave-mccormick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-pledges-not-to-campaign-against-dave-mccormick\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman pledges not to campaign against Dave McCormick"},"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%2Ffetterman-pledges-not-to-campaign-against-dave-mccormick%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=2643296&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 of Pennsylvania has publicly stated he will not campaign against republican Senator Dave McCormick in 2030, signaling a political alliance between the two despite party differences. Fetterman described McCormick as a &#8220;great guy&#8221; and emphasized their collaboration as part of &#8220;Team Pennsylvania,&#8221; including the formation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-electioneering-dirty-facebook-suspends-gop-ad-campaign-days-before-january-georgia-runoff-election\/\" title=\"More Electioneering: Dirty Facebook Suspends GOP Ad ... Days Before January Georgia Runoff Election\">joint fundraising committee<\/a> called Common ground PA, aimed at fostering cooperation across party lines. Fetterman\u2019s stance marks a shift from his previous more partisan approach; he has become known for his bipartisan friendships with Republicans and his distancing from conventional Democratic labels. He has also indicated he may not seek re-election in 2028,with his favorability ratings higher than McCormick&#8217;s among Pennsylvania Republicans.Additionally, Fetterman has expressed strong support for Israel and criticized left-wing democratic positions, reflecting his more moderate or independent approach to politics. Despite ongoing speculation about his political future and potential party changes, Fetterman maintains he is committed to his party but values bipartisan relationships and cooperation.  <\/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\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\">Dave McCormick<\/a> (R-PA) will have at least one <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Democrat he doesn\u2019t have to worry about should he run for a second term in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\">John Fetterman<\/a>, his home state colleague, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he won\u2019t campaign against McCormick in 2030, an unusual promise from a member of the opposite party and one of the clearest signs of their political alliance yet.<\/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\/4683670\/john-fetterman-neutral-campaign-republican-dave-mccormick\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman pledges not to campaign against Republican Dave McCormick<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4683498\/james-carville-abdul-el-sayed-support\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>James Carville offers el Sayed reluctant support after Senate candidate distances from Hasan Piker<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4683315\/314-action-fund-attacks-mariannette-miller-meeks-medicaid-cuts-iowa-house-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats attack GOP doctor for cuts to Medicaid in tight Iowa House race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, I would absolutely never move against my friend,\u201d Fetterman said when asked if he would support or oppose McCormick. He sidestepped whether he would endorse McCormick\u2019s campaign, instead calling him a \u201cgreat guy.\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\">\u201cI would never, ever move against my friend,\u201d Fetterman repeated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His comments come after the senators formed a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4649752\/john-fetterman-downplays-gop-fundraising-partnership-dodges-reelection-plans\/\">joint fundraising committee<\/a> last month that could be a vehicle for GOP donors to give to Fetterman\u2019s political operation, and vice versa. The move fueled speculation that Fetterman is toying with the idea of leaving his party \u2014 something he has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4671842\/fetterman-never-leave-democrat-senate\/\">repeatedly rejected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman\u2019s reluctance to take sides in a future McCormick race represents a reversal from 2024, when he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1704995993555452112?s=20\">fundraised<\/a> for Sen. Bob Casey, the Democratic incumbent in Pennsylvania. During the campaign, Fetterman also openly criticized McCormick \u2014 who was then Casey\u2019s GOP challenger \u2014 as a carpetbagger from Connecticut. (McCormick is a Pennsylvania native but spent years there managing a hedge fund.)<\/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\">Since then, the two have become friends and often co-sponsor bills or sit for joint interviews in which they emphasize <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bipartisanship\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1709\">bipartisanship<\/a>. Fetterman once called Casey his \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1859742442473566268?s=20\">mentor<\/a>,\u201d and now uses that label for McCormick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman has not said whether he will run again in 2028, when his own Senate term is set to expire, but his neutrality is part of an evolving political brand that has alienated him from his Democratic voting base and made him a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4654513\/fox-news-favorite-democrat-fetterman-56-appearances\/\">darling of the political Right<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was elected lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and then senator as an avowed progressive, but has since rejected that label and readily spars with members of his own party \u2014 particularly on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"219\">Israel <\/a>and the ascendant socialist movement in Democratic primaries.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCormick\u2019s team did not respond to a request for comment on whether he would extend the same courtesy to Fetterman should he run in 2028. In repeated polls, Fetterman\u2019s favorability rating is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/pennsylvania\/john-fetterman-republican-approval-dave-mccormick-pennsylvania-poll-20260715.html\">higher than McCormick\u2019s<\/a> among Republicans in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the interview, Fetterman said he and McCormick are \u201cTeam Pennsylvania\u201d and that there is nothing \u201csinister\u201d about the joint fundraising committee, created under the name Common Ground PA. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not about changing my party,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cIt\u2019s just, we are Team Pennsylvania, and we work together. And it happens to be there are donors that actually like that or support that, and it doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019re my enemy, or it doesn\u2019t mean that your views are trying to destroy our democracy.\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\">Fetterman stoked further speculation about leaving the party when he drew a \u201cred line\u201d on support for Israel, telling reporters last month that if Democrats drift too far left on the issue, it would be a \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/16\/politics\/fetterman-democratic-party-anti-israel\">much different situation<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s also criticized multiple Democratic nominees for Senate, mocking Abdul el Sayed in Michigan and Graham Platner in Maine before he withdrew under a cloud of scandal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman\u2019s friendships on Capitol Hill are one part of that dynamic. Besides McCormick, he is close with Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) and spends time in the GOP cloakroom off the Senate chamber.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Democratic side, Fetterman is close with Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), his freshman classmate. Welch echoed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in calling Fetterman a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4668396\/chuck-schumer-john-fetterman-democratic-party-moderate-power-weakening\/\">good member<\/a> of the caucus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe votes with us 95% of the time, and his views are in the minority on Israel and to some extent Trump appointees, but it\u2019s a big caucus, and he\u2019s with us,\u201d Welch said. \u201cThere\u2019s plenty of room for John Fetterman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about who he counts as a friend on Capitol Hill, Fetterman also mentioned the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, telling the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the two bonded over their \u201cdevotion for Israel and of course Ukraine\u201d and that he was grieving the South Carolina Republican\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fetterman was part of a small group of senators who attended a memorial dinner for Graham last month and sat on the bus with the McCormicks for the public ceremony honoring him the following day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s just such a funny guy that I thoroughly enjoyed,\u201d Fetterman said of Graham. \u201cI mean, he checks every box: statesman, serious guy, but also super \u2014 a fun dude to hang out with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inevitably, Republicans have felt out whether Fetterman might be willing to switch parties, but he described the outreach as absurd given that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>criticizes and often threatens to primary any Republican who bucks the GOP line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4669677\/fetterman-andy-beshear-mcconnell-health\/\"><strong>FETTERMAN SAYS BESHEAR TRYING TO PUT HIS \u2018NAME IN THE NEWS\u2019 WITH MCCONNELL HEALTH SCRUTINY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrump just liquidated perfectly great, committed Republicans,\u201d Fetterman said, alluding to the successful primary challenges against Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). \u201cHe just wasted them, ended their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd now he\u2019s attacking Thune,\u201d Fetterman added, referring to the Senate majority leader. \u201cWhat\u2019s going to happen to, like, a Democrat? It\u2019s a pretty strange pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fetterman Won&#8217;t Campaign Against McCormick in 2030<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2643297,"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\/08\/AP25153531616523-e1786482500262.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7921,21644,5836,5894],"class_list":["post-2643296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fetterman","tag-mccormick","tag-pennsylvania","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25153531616523-e1786482500262.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643296","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643296"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643302,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643296\/revisions\/2643302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}