Joyce Haas on Bipartisanship and Party Loyalty

A sourced history of statements and actions associated with this topic.

Disputes over cooperation across political parties, public endorsements, electoral support and the obligations of party affiliation.

Scope: Includes disagreements about whether a specific public appearance, statement or action is legitimate cross-party cooperation or conflicts with commitments to a party or its voters. Does not assume that cooperation implies a party switch.

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Republicans could welcome Fetterman's cooperation without asking him to leave the Democratic Party.

“good for us both ways”

Speaker capacity: Centre County Republican alternate delegate interviewed by Newsweek
Editorial rationale: Explicitly approves cooperation without demanding a switch.

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.

View context Was John Fetterman's GOP-convention appearance bipartisanship or political betrayal?