2026年10月10日 美国东部时间上午8:00 / 福克斯新闻
这位宾夕法尼亚州参议员在以色列问题上划清界限，但称没有任何共和党人能比得上他支持堕胎权、支持 LGBTQ 群体的记录
作者：亚历克斯·米勒，福克斯新闻
这位参议院最知名的民主党叛逆者自共和党掌控参议院以来，日益与本党分道扬镳，但他多数时候仍与参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党参议员查克·舒默保持一致投票。
宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼是高度党派对立时期参议院最大的谜团——他在伊朗战争和移民等关键问题上与本党唱反调，但绝大多数时候仍与民主党议员投出一致票。
自2023年加入参议院以来，费特曼近90%的投票都与参议院民主党议员一致，这一数据与核心小组中一些最坚定的党派拥护者不相上下。尽管如此，有关他是否会彻底倒戈加入共和党的猜测一直甚嚣尘上。
本党倒戈之际，特立独行的民主党人靠共和党支持率飙升，引发转投共和党讨论
2025年11月10日，宾夕法尼亚州参议员约翰·费特曼抵达华盛顿国会山准备投票。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
尽管如此，费特曼今年已明确表态：如果民主党继续背弃以色列，他将脱离民主党。但共和党内部一些人士认为，无论华盛顿政坛风波如何涌动，费特曼都不会改换门庭。同时，外界对于他是否会竞选连任的猜测也持续升温。
“约翰·费特曼是一名坚定的民主党人，他96%的投票都与本党一致，任何严肃认为他会转投共和党的人都是一厢情愿，”一名资深共和党助手告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
费特曼的全国政治生涯始于获得佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯背书，2022年他在一场关键竞选中对阵穆罕默德·奥兹医生。
参议员约翰·费特曼承诺将是民主党党内支持以色列的“最后坚守者”
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桑德斯当时告诉美联社：“如果说有哪位候选人比其他人更贴近工人阶级，明确表示他前往华盛顿是为了代表劳工阶层，那就是约翰·费特曼。”
他成功拿下该席位，为民主党带来了历史上最微弱的多数优势之一，也让自己成为党内的明星人物。
自那以后，他逐渐背离桑德斯的理念，时常拒绝舒默和核心小组的行动指令。
但今年他开始游走于中间地带，也就是常说的温和派立场，支持共和党理念。在本届国会会期内，费特曼与民主党决裂的程度比以往任何时候都要严重，与民主党阵营保持一致的投票率降至略低于81%。
在此期间，据报道费特曼利用共和党筹款平台募集宝贵的竞选资金，与共和党明星议员、阿拉巴马州参议员凯蒂·布里特私交甚笃，在共和党全国代表大会上为麦考密克录制介绍视频，甚至在上个月德克萨斯论坛报举办的“论坛节”活动中不慎称自己是终身共和党人。
费特曼在共和党全国代表大会意外亮相后，被质疑真实立场
2025年10月1日，宾夕法尼亚州参议员约翰·费特曼坐在美国国会山台阶上。（凯文·迪特克/盖蒂图片社）
但当被问及是否考虑脱离民主党时，即便他已经在以色列问题上划清界限，他仍予以否认——这一话题在参议院走廊已经变得如此敏感，以至于费特曼不再接受相关提问。
当被问及是否会根据即将到来的选举结果改投他党时，费特曼在活动中表示：“没有任何共和党议员的民主党投票率能达到90%。共和党党内不存在支持堕胎权、支持 LGBTQ 群体的政客。”
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“我还要说多少次？这就是问题所在。所以等到中期选举结束后再看情况吧，”费特曼说道。“现在，如果我们赢了，而且我所在的席位变为51席，人们可以回想一下：‘嘿，这就是为何保留多数席位在数学上是可行的’，因为我能够在宾夕法尼亚州这样的州赢得选举。”
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亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
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Fetterman plays political maverick, but his voting record tells another story
October 10, 2026 8:00am EDT / Fox News
The Pennsylvania senator has drawn a line over Israel but says no Republican matches his pro-choice, pro-LGBTQ record
By Alex Miller, Fox News
The Senate’s most recognizable rogue Democrat has increasingly broken with his party since Republicans took control of the upper chamber, but he still votes with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a majority of the time.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is the Senate’s biggest enigma during a time of hyper-partisanship — he bucks his party on key issues, like the war in Iran and immigration, but continues to vote with Democrats an overwhelming amount of the time.
Since joining the Senate in 2023, Fetterman has voted with Senate Democrats nearly 90% of the time, a figure that stacks up closely to some of the most staunch party liners in the caucus. Still, speculation has swirled as to whether he’ll jump the political shark and become a Republican.
MAVERICK DEMOCRAT SURGES WITH REPUBLICANS AS HIS OWN PARTY TURNS ON HIM, STOKING TALK OF GOP SWITCH
Sen. John Fetterman arrives for votes on Nov. 10, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Despite that, Fetterman has set the terms clearly this year, arguing that if Democrats continued to turn their backs on Israel, he would leave the party. But some in the GOP believe that no matter the swirl percolating in Washington, D.C., Fetterman isn’t swapping jerseys. He’s also keeping the speculation heavy about whether he will run for another term.
“John Fetterman is a staunch Democrat that votes with his party 96% of the time, anybody who seriously believes that he is going to switch to the Republican Party is thinking wishfully,” a senior Republican aide told Fox News Digital.
Fetterman’s national political career began as a politician armed with an endorsement for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., running in a pivotal race in 2022 against Dr. Mehmet Oz.
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Sanders told the Associated Press at the time that “if there’s any candidate who was running more than anybody else, who identified with the working class, who made it clear that he was going to Washington to represent working people, it was John Fetterman.”
He flipped that seat, giving Democrats one of the slimmest majorities in history and cementing himself as a rock star in the party.
Since then, he’s run away from Sanders’ ideals and often rejected Schumer and the caucus’ marching orders.
But this year he’s leaned into that grey area, sometimes known as being a centrist, to support Republican ideals. During this session of Congress, Fetterman has broken from Democrats more than ever before, dropping to just under 81% along Democratic Party lines.
And while that’s happening, Fetterman is reportedly using Republican fundraising platforms to soak up precious donor dollars, is close friends with one of the GOP’s own rock stars, Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., made a video message introducing McCormick at the RNC and even accidentally called himself a lifelong Republican during an appearance at the Texas Tribune’s Tribfest last month.
FETTERMAN TEASES WHERE HIS TRUE LOYALTY LIES AFTER SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT GOP CONVENTION
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., sits on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
But when asked about whether he’s considering leaving the party, even after drawing a line in the sand, he recoils — it’s become such a hot topic in the hallways of the Senate that Fetterman stopped taking questions.
As to whether he would jump ship depending on the outcome of the upcoming election, Fetterman said during the event that “there are no Republicans with a 90% Democratic vote line. There are no pro-choice, there’s no pro-gay community, that does not exist in the Republican Party.”
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“How many times do I have to say it? And that’s the point. So wait until after the midterms and see what happens,” Fetterman said. “And now, if we do win, and I’m 51, people can remember, ‘hey, that’s why it’s mathematically possible to retain the majority,’ because I was able to win a state like Pennsylvania.”
Fetterman’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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