2026-09-10T22:01:06.211Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
据两名消息人士透露，民主党参议员约翰·费特曼出现在共和党中期大会的视频曝光后，就连他的部分幕僚都感到意外。
但他们其实并不算完全吃惊。
费特曼一贯与本党唱反调，曾投票支持特朗普提名的部分官员，也 backing 了总统在中东的军事行动。不过消息人士表示，更关键的一点是，他与自己在大会上介绍出场的参议院同僚关系异乎寻常地亲密：这位同僚是共和党参议员戴夫·麦科米克。
一名参与大会节目筹备的消息人士称，麦科米克是促成费特曼参会的关键人物；另一名消息人士则坚称，说服这位宾夕法尼亚州民主党议员参会并不费吹灰之力。不过他的参会决定激怒了民主党人，他们指责费特曼破坏了本党在11月选举中的造势计划，还白白让共和党收获了一场毫无必要的胜利。
毕竟，这场大会的目的就是煽动特朗普支持者的情绪，吸引媒体关注；其策划团队中就包括曾在2024年大选期间让特朗普在麦当劳后厨翻汉堡的几名特朗普竞选团队成员。几名了解筹备情况的共和党人士透露，大会官员甚至曾期待费特曼能亲自到场，进一步提升话题的轰动效应。
就在四年前，费特曼和麦科米克险些在宾夕法尼亚州2022年激烈的参议院选举中正面交锋。当年麦科米克在初选中失利，却在两年后成功复出。如今，费特曼的前幕僚形容他对这位共和党同僚极为忠诚，称他常对助手们说，自己将这位官方身份为该州资浅参议员的麦科米克视为“导师”。
这种关系一直是费特曼部分前幕僚的紧张源，一些人担忧费特曼对宾夕法尼亚州这位资浅参议员过于迁就。
“他对麦科米克几乎从未说过不，”一名不愿具名的前幕僚告诉CNN，“这是我见过最怪异的权力动态。”
另一位与费特曼关系密切的人士称麦科米克是费特曼的“共和党精神支柱”，并补充说他们担心费特曼与麦科米克的友谊有时会影响他的政治判断力。
CNN已联系费特曼和麦科米克的办公室请求置评。
费特曼和麦科米克在参议院建立了牢固的联盟，对于来自同一州、分属不同党派的议员来说，这种合作关系在参议院实属罕见。宾夕法尼亚州是典型的政治摇摆州，也是参议院仅有的三个两党席位平分的州之一，另外两个是缅因州和威斯康星州。
过去一年里，费特曼和麦科米姆共同发布了近12份联合新闻稿，或在声明中提及彼此，还联手提出了多项法案，涵盖打击阿片类药物成瘾、管控入侵性斑衣蜡蝉等议题。他们曾联名致信大学校长，要求校方就反犹太主义问题作出解释；还为该州的桥梁和基础设施项目奔走造势——值得注意的是，两人都对合作成果共享赞誉，而非争抢功劳。
“他们在大多数意识形态问题上存在分歧，但在以宾夕法尼亚州为核心的议题上找到了大量共同点，”麦科米克的顾问、CNN撰稿人布拉德·托德周四告诉CNN，“他们都认同以色列有权生存，也都认为宾夕法尼亚州民众有权过上优渥的生活，因此愿意在这些领域展开合作。”
更出人意料的是，两人还联手筹款：今年初夏，他们成立了一个联合筹款委员会，此举引发了部分民主党人的愤怒，他们对此进行了抨击。
考虑到民主党在本次中期选举周期中亟需资金，包括在本州几场关键竞选中的经费需求，费特曼的一些宾夕法尼亚州民主党同僚将这一举措视为某种程度的政治兵变。
对于费特曼参与周三晚间的共和党大会，许多民主党人也抱有同样的不满情绪。
代表费城郊区部分选区的众议员玛德琳·迪安表示，她的选民——其中一些人曾为费特曼挨家挨户拉票——如今“彻底被激怒了”。
“我对约翰和这场作秀深感失望。我希望他能像我一样回到宾夕法尼亚州，确保该州选出更多秉持他最初竞选时所宣扬价值观的民主党众议院议员，”她周四在德克萨斯州的一场新闻发布会上说道，这场发布会是民主党为对冲共和党大会而安排的同期活动。
私下里，已有数位民主党人开始谋划在2028年的初选中挑战费特曼。代表匹兹堡郊区的进步派民主党众议员克里斯·德卢齐奥的批评声最为突出，众议员布伦丹·博伊尔和前众议员苏珊·怀尔德也表达了类似不满，且并未排除参选的可能。
但在幕后，部分民主党人也认为不必对费特曼采取任何惩戒措施。民主党领导层更愿意将他留在党内，而非疏远他——尤其是在他仍基本与民主党投出一致票的情况下。费特曼已明确表示不会改换党派。据一位熟悉此次会晤的消息人士透露，他与参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默仍保持着良好关系，两人在8月休会前刚进行了一场一对一的共进晚餐。
近期，费特曼受到了更多审视。本月早些时候刊登的一篇《华尔街日报》报道称，费特曼一再推迟会议，需要被催促才能履行日常工作职责。随着网上反对声愈演愈烈，麦科米克迅速为费特曼辩护，称这些指控是“左翼不忠的员工和势力使用匿名爆料来封杀我的朋友约翰·费特曼的最新例证”。
“他们痛恨他作为独立思考者，拒绝随波逐流，因此想要让他闭嘴。他和我将继续携手为宾夕法尼亚州服务，保住美国钢铁公司的工作岗位，通过新法案让住房负担得起，”麦科米克在X平台上说道。
周三晚间，费特曼也以行动回敬了这份支持：https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/politics/video/fetterman-introduces-mccormick-at-midterm-convention-digvid 他在一家钢铁厂前发表讲话，将麦科米克介绍为“朋友”，并称尽管两党存在分歧，麦科米克仍是“那种踏实做事的参议员”，而麦科米克当时已被安排在大会上发言。
麦科米克的顾问托德将两位宾州州参议员之间罕见的合作关系归因于该州的政治生态——如今几乎没有其他州的参议院代表团分属不同党派。“如今我们很少有两党平分的代表团了，因此人们才会觉得这种合作很奇怪，”托德说道。
Fetterman’s GOP convention video caught even some of his staffers off guard
2026-09-10T22:01:06.211Z / CNN
Even some of Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s staffers were caught off guard when they saw him appearing in a video at the Republican midterm convention, according to two sources.
But they weren’t exactly surprised.
Fetterman has a long history of breaking with his own party, voting for some of Trump’s nominees and backing the president’s military actions in the Middle East. But more than that, the sources said, he is unusually close with the Senate colleague he introduced at the convention: GOP Sen. Dave McCormick.
One source involved in the convention programming said McCormick was key to securing Fetterman’s participation; another insisted it wasn’t a challenge to get the Pennsylvania Democrat on board. His decision to participate, though, infuriated Democrats, who accused him of subverting his own party’s efforts to win in November and giving Republicans a gratuitous win.
The convention, after all, was meant to rile up the Trump base and attract media attention; it was designed by some of the same Trump political team members who had him flipping burgers at McDonald’s during the 2024 campaign. Some Republicans briefed on the planning said officials had even hoped Fetterman might show up in person, raising the shock value.
Just four years ago, Fetterman and McCormick nearly faced each other in their state’s heated 2022 Senate battle . Instead, McCormick lost that year’s primary, only to have a successful comeback bid two years later. Now, former staffers describe Fetterman as intensely loyal to his Republican counterpart, saying that he often remarked to staffers that he saw McCormick, who is officially the state’s junior senator, as a “mentor.”
It’s a relationship that had been a regular source of tension for some former Fetterman staffers, some who said they had concerns Fetterman was too accommodating to Pennsylvania’s junior senator.
“He has literally never said no to McCormick,” one former staffer told CNN, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the dynamics of the relationship. “It’s the most bizarre dynamic I have ever seen.”
Another person close to Fetterman called McCormick Fetterman’s “emotional support Republican,” adding that they feared Fetterman’s friendship with McCormick was at times clouding his political judgement.
CNN has reached out to Fetterman’s and McCormick’s offices to request comment.
Fetterman and McCormick have forged a strong alliance in the Senate, a rarity in the Senate for lawmakers who hail from the same state and opposite parties. Pennsylvania – a quintessential political battleground – is one of just three states in the Senate with split delegations, alongside Maine and Wisconsin.
In the last year, Fetterman and McCormick have issued nearly a dozen joint press releases or referred to each other in statements while introducing joint bills ranging from battling opioid addiction to taming the invasive lantern fly. They’ve sent joint letters to university presidents demanding answers on antisemitism, and they have boasted of bridge and infrastructure projects for the state – notably, sharing political kudos, rather than battling over who deserved credit for the moves.
“They disagree on most ideological questions, but they have found a lot of common ground on Pennsylvania-centric issues,” McCormick adviser and CNN contributor Brad Todd told CNN Thursday. “They agree that Israel has the right to exist and Pennsylvanians have a right to make a good living and they are willing to work together on those things.”
Even more unexpected, the two men have teamed up to fundraise: Earlier this summer, they launched a joint fundraising committee, drawing the ire of some Democrats who blasted the move.
Some of Fetterman’s fellow Pennsylvania Democrats saw the move as something of a political mutiny, given their party’s steep financial needs this midterm cycle, including in a handful of key races in their home state.
Many felt a similar sentiment at Fetterman’s involvement in the GOP convention on Wednesday night.
Rep. Madeleine Dean, a Democrat who represents part of the Philadelphia suburbs, said her constituents – some of whom knocked doors for Fetterman – are “absolutely livid” at him now.
“I am gravely disappointed with John and that stunt. What I wish he was doing was back home in Pennsylvania, making sure, like I am, that Pennsylvania will see more Democratic members of the House who uphold the values that he originally ran on,” she said at a press conference in Texas on Thursday, which Democrats organized as counterprogramming to the GOP convention.
Privately, several Democrats are already eying primary runs against Fetterman in 2028. Rep. Chris Deluzio, a progressive Democrat who represents the Pittsburgh suburbs, has been particularly critical, along with Rep. Brendan Boyle and former Rep. Susan Wild, who have also not ruled out a run.
But behind the scenes there is also a feeling among some Democrats that there need not be any recourse for Fetterman. Democratic leaders would rather keep him the fold than alienate him – especially when he still largely votes with Democrats. Fetterman has made clear he isn’t looking to change parties. And he still has a relationship with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, whom he dined with right before the August recess in a one-on-one meeting, according to a source familiar with the dinner.
In recent days, Fetterman has attracted more scrutiny. A Wall Street Journal story published earlier this month reported Fetterman was consistently pushing off meetings and needing to be coaxed into performing routine duties of the job. As backlash mounted online, McCormick swiftly defended Fetterman, dismissing the allegations as “the latest example of outrageously disloyal staff and forces on the left using anonymous leaks to cancel my friend John Fetterman.”
“They hate that he is an independent thinker who refuses to fall into line so they want to silence him. He and I will continue to work together to deliver for Pennsylvania by saving jobs at U.S. Steel, passing a new law to make housing more affordable,” McCormick said on X.
On Wednesday night, Fetterman returned the favor, https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/politics/video/fetterman-introduces-mccormick-at-midterm-convention-digvid in front of a steel factory, introducing McCormick who was slated to speak at the convention as a “friend” and despite their party differences “the kind of senator who gets the job done.”
Todd, the McCormick adviser, attributed the rare partnership between the two Keystone State senators to the state’s own politics – since almost every other state’s delegation share a political party. “We just don’t have many split delegations now, so therefore people have decided this is weird,” Todd said.