(Central Square) – American sense. John Fetterman AND Dave McCormick they may be on opposite sides of the aisle, but their campaigns have joined forces to create a joint fundraising committee.
First spotted by Policy on Wednesday, it was announced that Common Ground PA will be the fresh joint fundraising committee.
Common PA mass filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission, known as the FEC. They list four participants in their joint fundraiser: Every Vote PAC, Pennsylvania Honor, Fetterman for PA and Friends of Dave McCormick.
Fetterman is listed as a major sponsor of the PAC Every PAC voteand McCormick is a major PAC sponsor Honor of Pennsylvania.
And, as stated in the campaign committee names, Fetterman for AP is the main campaign committee of Fetterman, as Friends of Dave McCormick plays the same role in McCormick’s campaign.
On Wednesday, Center Square reached out to the Fetterman and McCormick campaigns to ask why they decided to join forces and who they hope to aid.
“It’s a donor effort.” Mike DeVanneyA spokesman for McCormick’s campaign told The Center Square. “This group of donors values Senators McCormick and Fetterman’s partnership on behalf of Pennsylvania and wants to support them both.”
Fetterman’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Open the secretsnonpartisan watchdog organization, says two or more candidates, PACs or party committees can form joint fundraising committees to share fundraising costs and split proceeds.
Krzysztof Mikołajlong-time GOP consultant and magazine publisher PA Political Reviewfound the creation of Common Ground PA under the Fetterman and McCormick campaigns noteworthy.
“This seems like a very intriguing development and another sign of close coordination not only on policy, but also on policy issues between Senators McCormick and Fetterman,” Nicholas told The Center Square. “What I’m most interested in now is who do they want to support through this fresh joint fundraising committee?”
Nicholas said he has never seen elected officials from opposing sides of Pennsylvania come together to form a joint fundraising committee.
Despite being members of different parties, Fetterman and McCormick have worked together on several issues and they described themselves as good friends.
Last Monday, the two made a uncommon joint appearance in Philadelphia encourage Pennsylvania families to enroll their children in Trump accounts.
While they praise their friendship and professional relationship now it wasn’t like that just a few years ago.
After his razor-thin defeat against Dr. Mehmet Oz in the 2022 Republican primary for U.S. Senate, McCormick encouraged his supporters to support the Republican candidate over Fetterman, who represented the Democratic Party. Even McCormick donated the maximum amount allowed under the law to Oz for the general election, Policy reported in 2022
During the 2024 race. Fetterman campaigned for then-U.S. Senator Bob Casey seek a fourth term instead of McCormick. While Casey’s farewell speech for the Senate in December 2024 after losing to McCormick, Fetterman called Casey “Pennsylvania’s best senator.”
Since the beginning of Trump’s second term, Fetterman has been at odds with his party over his positions on a number of issues, including: the only Democrat to vote to confirm several nominations to the president’s cabinet, supporting some of the administration’s nominations immigration law enforcementand supporting The US war with Iran.
Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party Greg Rothman he even told The Center Square in April that he would not rule out supporting Fetterman in the U.S. Senate in 2028 if he changed parties.
However, Fetterman wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post. in May saying he wouldn’t do it.
“Being an independent voice who works with the other party to advocate for the people of Pennsylvania may put me at odds with the party I am loyal to and have no plans to leave, but I will continue to put my community and country first,” he added. Fettermann wrote. “Besides, I would be a terrible Republican who continues to vote overwhelmingly Democratic.”
The Pennsylvania Democratic-Republican Party did not respond to a request for comment on this fresh joint committee.
