2026年7月9日下午4:48 美东时间 / 《华盛顿邮报》
这一不同寻常的跨党派筹款委员会成立之际，正值有猜测称共和党人正在拉拢约翰·范斯坦曼，而后者已明确表示无意更换党派。
作者：普丽维娜·索马桑德拉姆
根据美国联邦选举委员会的备案文件，宾夕法尼亚州联邦参议员约翰·范斯坦曼（民主党）与戴夫·麦科马克（共和党）已成立联合筹款委员会，这对于来自对立政党的议员而言是罕见之举。
该联合委员会名为“宾夕法尼亚共同立场”，据7月6日提交的联邦选举委员会文件显示，共有四个政治行动委员会参与其中——两位参议员各自关联两个委员会。
通过联合筹款委员会，两名或更多候选人、政党委员会或政治行动委员会可以共同筹款，捐赠者只需开具一张大额支票，而非多张小额支票。历史上，总统候选人曾在大选前借助联合筹款委员会充实竞选资金。但参与方分属不同政党的情况则极为少见。
这一联合举措引发外界猜测，包括麦科马克在内的共和党人一直在拉拢范斯坦曼改换党派。范斯坦曼2022年成功拿下宾夕法尼亚州参议院席位，他有时会背离民主党主流立场，在关键议题上与共和党人投票一致，包括支持更严格的移民政策，以及在以色列对加沙开展军事行动时表达更强硬的对以支持态度。
这位参议员近日澄清了其将投奔共和党的传言。在《华盛顿邮报》5月发表的一篇专栏文章中，范斯坦曼写道，他将继续与跨党派人士合作，同时承认这种做法“与我始终效忠的民主党格格不入”。
“再说了，我会是个糟糕的共和党人，仍会在绝大多数议题上与民主党议员投出相同的票，”他说道。
范斯坦曼与麦科马克的发言人周四下午未立即回复置评请求。
Sens. Fetterman (D) and McCormick (R) form rare bipartisan fundraising committee
July 9, 2026 at 4:48 p.m. EDT / The Washington Post
The unusual cross-party fundraising committee comes amid speculation that Republicans are courting John Fetterman, who has said he has no plans to switch parties.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania), in April. (Justin Merriman/For The Washington Post)
By Praveena Somasundaram
Sens. John Fetterman (D) and Dave McCormick (R) of Pennsylvania have set up a joint fundraising committee, according to a Federal Election Commission filing, a rare move for lawmakers from opposing political parties.
Called “Common Ground PA,” the joint committee has four PACs participating in it — two associated with each senator, according to the July 6 FEC filing.
With joint fundraising committees, two or more candidates, party committees or PACs can raise money together, and donors can write a single big check rather than several smaller ones. Presidential candidates have historically used joint fundraising committees to bulk up their war chests ahead of general elections. It’s unusual for the participants to be affiliated with different political parties.
The joint venture is fueling speculation that the GOP, including McCormick, has courted Fetterman to switch parties. Fetterman, who flipped his Pennsylvania seat in 2022, has at times bucked establishment Democrats and voted with Republicans on key issues, including supporting stricter immigration policies and voicing stronger support for Israel as it wages war in Gaza.
The senator recently allayed rumors that he would defect to the Republican Party. In a May essay published in The Washington Post, Fetterman wrote that he would continue working across the aisle, while acknowledging that the practice put him “at odds with the party that I have stayed committed to.”
“Plus, I’d be a terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats,” he said.
Spokespeople for Fetterman and McCormick did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday afternoon.
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