2026年4月24日 美国东部时间下午3:39 / 福克斯新闻频道
菲茨帕特里克表达了对“意识形态极端分子和党派分子的鄙夷”，称“盲目依附政党是无知之举”
作者：伊莱恩·马伦
宾夕法尼亚州某竞争选区的一名国会议员表示，如果该州举行开放初选，他将脱离共和党。
共和党温和派众议员布莱恩·菲茨帕特里克来自宾夕法尼亚州，他曾在唐纳德·特朗普总统的多项关键议程上违背党内立场，包括投票反对《一项宏大且完美的法案》，目前他正在自己已掌控八年的紫色选区寻求连任。
菲茨帕特里克在接受《Punchbowl News》记者杰克·谢尔曼和安娜·帕尔默采访时，表达了自己对“意识形态极端分子和党派分子的鄙夷”，并表示“盲目依附政党是无知之举”。
“无数议员在议会 floor 上说，我真的想投票支持这项法案，但我得担心我的初选前景，”菲茨帕特里克说，“这正在毁掉我们的国家。它正在摧毁良政，我们必须解决这个问题。”
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2023年9月29日，宾夕法尼亚州共和党众议员布莱恩·菲茨帕特里克在众议院未能通过避免政府停摆的临时拨款法案后，在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦外对记者讲话。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
谢尔曼问他为什么不直接以独立人士身份参选。菲茨帕特里克表示，他所在的州实行封闭式初选，即只有登记在册的本党选民才能在初选中投票，他认为这是一个劣势。如果宾夕法尼亚州的初选制度改为开放初选，菲茨帕特里克说他会“百分百”脱离共和党。
“但你可以以独立人士身份参选，”谢尔曼问道，“总有办法做到的，不是吗？”
菲茨帕特里克表示，在宾夕法尼亚州这行不通。
“你想放弃在50%的选举中投票的权利吗？” 菲茨帕特里克说道，他指的是选民登记为独立人士后会出现的情况。
菲茨帕特里克还提到，他对人们批评宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼感到“不满”，费特曼经常在关键议题上与共和党人投票一致。费特曼曾直言不讳地批评民主党同僚，比如去年秋天他们为推动医疗谈判而停摆政府的策略。
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加利福尼亚州无党派众议员凯文·凯利尖锐批评了唐纳德·特朗普总统周二在社交媒体上发布的针对伊朗的警告。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ罗尔呼叫公司）
在第119届国会立法会议中，美国众议院仅有一名自称无党派议员——加利福尼亚州无党派众议员凯文·凯利。不过，凯利首次当选时是以共和党人身份参选的。
与此同时，参议院有两名无党派议员：佛蒙特州无党派参议员伯尼·桑德斯和缅因州无党派参议员安格斯·克劳德。尽管两人都保持无党派身份，但都与民主党党团共同投票。
伊莱恩·马伦是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的撰稿人，报道全国政治新闻。
House Republican would ‘100%’ leave the GOP if red state changed primary rules
April 24, 2026 3:39pm EDT / Fox News
Fitzpatrick shared his ‘disdain for ideologues and partisans,’ calling it ‘ignorant to subscribe to a party’
By Elaine Mallon
A congressman in a competitive district in Pennsylvania said he’d leave the Republican Party if his state conducted open primary elections.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., a Republican moderate who has bucked party lines on some of President Donald Trump’s key initiatives, including voting against the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, is seeking re-election in a purple district he has controlled for eight years.
Fitzpatrick shared in an interview with Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer his “disdain for ideologues and partisans” and said it was “ignorant to subscribe to a party.”
“Countless people go to the floor saying I really want to vote for this, but I got to worry about my primary,” Fitzpatrick said. “It’s killing our country. It’s killing good policy, and we got to fix that.”
NEW POLL REVEALS HOW PENNSYLVANIA DEMS FEEL ABOUT FETTERMAN BUCKING HIS PARTY
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2023, after the House failed to pass a temporary funding bill to prevent a government shutdown.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Sherman asked why he does not just run as an independent. Fitzpatrick said his state has a closed primary, meaning only registered party voters can vote in primaries, which he deemed a disadvantage. If Pennsylvania’s primary system were open, Fitzpatrick said he would “100%” leave the GOP.
“But you can run as an independent,” Sherman asked. “There’s some way to do it, isn’t there?”
Fitzpatrick said it wasn’t possible in Pennsylvania.
FETTERMAN RECEIVES NO SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION FROM PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE DEMOCRATS: REPORT
Sen. John Fetterman speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2026, following a briefing by Trump administration officials on U.S. strikes on Iran.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu)
“Do you want to forfeit your right to vote in 50% of elections?” Fitzpatrick said, referring to what would happen if voters registered as Independent.
Fitzpatrick also mentioned that he was “upset” when people criticized Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, who has often voted with Republicans on key issues. Fetterman has been vocal about his criticism of his Democratic colleagues such as their strategy to shut the government down to push for health care negotiations last Fall.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s warning to Iran posted on social media Tuesday.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
In the 119th Congressional legislative session, there is only one U.S. House of Representative member who identifies as an Independent — Kevin Kiley, I-Calif. However, when Kiley was first elected, he ran as a Republican.
Meanwhile, in the Senate, there are two Independents: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.., and Sen. Angus Cloud, I-Me,. While they both maintain an Independent status, both senators caucus with the Democratic party.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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