Defended or excused
“good for us both ways”
Haas valued Fetterman's help whether he remained a Democrat or became a Republican.
- Speaker
- Joyce Haas
- Capacity
- Centre County Republican alternate delegate interviewed by Newsweek
- Observed
- September 10, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- Targets
- John Fetterman
- Classification rationale
- Explicitly approves cooperation without demanding a switch.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
Responding at the convention.
After the quotation
She did not urge a party change.
Evidence
Complete source record
Pennsylvania Republican delegates welcome Fetterman without requiring a party switch (opens in a new tab)
Reporter interviews identify Guy Ciarrochi, Amber Martin and Joyce Haas individually. Their support is not an official position of the party or of all delegates.