民主党参议员约翰·费特曼在共和党全国委员会中期大会上通过视频讲话赞扬共和党参议员戴夫·麦考密克，此举立即引发党内强烈反弹1。费特曼在视频中表示，"我是终身民主党人，与我的党派投票比例压倒性一致——如果参议院在11月易主，我仍将是我竞选时承诺的第51票"1。然而这番声明并未平息党内质疑，前代表康诺·拉姆将该视频的说服力比作"朝鲜新闻广播"1。
费特曼随后坚持自己不会退党2。参议员彼得·韦尔奇表示费特曼"90%的时间与我们投票一致"1，为其辩护。但共和党方面明确释放招纳信号，参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩表示与费特曼进行过"对话"，并表示"欢迎他加入共和党"1。这场风波反映出民主党在11月中期选举前面临的内部分歧，该党需要赢得4个共和党议席才能重获参议院多数权1。
Democratic Senator John Fetterman delivered a video address at the Republican National Committee's midterm conference, where he praised Republican Senator Dave McCormick, sparking sharp backlash from within his own party 1. In the video, Fetterman stated: "I am a lifelong Democrat, and I vote overwhelmingly with my party—if the Senate flips in November, I will still be the 51st vote I promised to be when I ran" 1. Despite this assertion, Democrats expressed disappointment with his appearance at the Republican event, with former Representative Conor Lamb comparing the video's persuasiveness to "a North Korean newscast" 1.
Following the controversy, Fetterman reaffirmed his commitment to the Democratic Party and insisted he was not switching allegiances 2. Senator Peter Welch defended Fetterman's voting record, noting that he aligns with Democrats "90 percent of the time" 1. However, Republicans signaled clear interest in recruiting him. Senate Majority Leader John Thune revealed he has had "conversations" with Fetterman and stated that Republicans would "welcome him to join the Republican Party" 1. The episode comes as Democrats face the challenge of winning four Republican seats in November's midterm elections to regain Senate control 1.
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