# Why did Fetterman and McCormick’s campaigns team up to raise money?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 11, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-fetterman-and-mccormick-s-campaigns-team-up-to-raise-money/1031595 "2026-07-11T17:02:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-fetterman-and-mccormick-s-campaigns-team-up-to-raise-money/1031595/1 "2026-07-11T17:02:00Z")

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I’m just an interested observer of politics (meaning I don’t have any education or experience in it) but why would the campaign of a Democrat and a Republican team up in this way? It won’t help Fetterman’s image in PA, for that I’m certain.

> **[John Fetterman and Dave McCormick’s campaigns launch joint fundraising committee](https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/john-fetterman-and-dave-mccormicks-campaigns-launch-joint-fundraising-committee/amp/)**
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> (WHTM) – Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D) and Dave McCormick (R) have launched a joint fundraising committee. A statement of organization filed on July 6 shows “Com…

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-fetterman-and-mccormick-s-campaigns-team-up-to-raise-money/1031595/2 "2026-07-11T17:23:59Z")

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Strictly IMHO. They’re going to jointly twist the arms of donors who are specifically interested in what the Federal government can do for Pennsylvania.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-fetterman-and-mccormick-s-campaigns-team-up-to-raise-money/1031595/3 "2026-07-11T23:38:03Z")

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It lets both of them brag about being “bipartisan”.

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**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-fetterman-and-mccormick-s-campaigns-team-up-to-raise-money/1031595/4 "2026-07-14T11:13:01Z")

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If Fetterman is planning to switch parties, this makes sense.