Tag: Pennsylvania Senate race

Oz Boasts About Endorsement From Fetterman’s Hometown Newspaper

Even the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has “had enough” of Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Nov. 1 after the city’s largest newspaper endorsed the celebrity surgeon. The Post-Gazette endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2020, the first time the media outlet backed a Republican for president…


Fetterman’s Health Remains the Hot-Button Topic in Pennsylvania Senate Race

Almost a week after Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman’s shaky performance during a debate with Republican nominee Mehmet Oz, the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor’s recovery from a May stroke remains a widely discussed topic as the Nov. 8 election draws closer. On Oct. 25, at the only scheduled debate between the candidates vying to…


Pennsylvania’s Crime a Source of Heated Discussion in Oz-Fetterman Debate

Before the only scheduled debate between Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz, police prevented access to side streets in the usually quiet Harrisburg neighborhood where the event took place. The heightened security presence was fitting in a high-stakes race where crime is a widely discussed issue. The health of Fetterman, who continues…


Oz and Fetterman Set for Long-Awaited Pennsylvania Senate Race Debate

One of the most anticipated events leading up to Election Day on Nov. 8 will unfold tonight when Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz take the stage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for their only scheduled debate. The candidates are vying to replace retiring Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in a race that will help determine…


Doctor Who Wrote Fetterman Medical Update Donated to His Campaign, FEC Records Show

Under frequent scrutiny from Republican opponent Mehmet Oz and multiple media outlets regarding questions about his health, Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman released a letter on Oct. 19 from a doctor who wrote that the lieutenant governor “is recovering well from his stroke” and “has no work restrictions and can work full duty in…


Oz Drawing Fire For Suggesting Opponent’s Wife Might Serve as Senator

Less than a week ahead of his only scheduled debate with John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz is under fire for his comments that suggest Fetterman’s wife, Gisele Baretto Fetterman, would serve as senator if her husband is elected. “This is not about me or him. It’s about the voters,” Oz said in an interview on the…


Fetterman Often Absent From Lieutenant Governor Commitments, Records Show

John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in a tightly contested Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race against Republican Mehmet Oz, has drawn widespread criticism for making few public appearances, mostly avoiding the media, and agreeing to just one debate. Oz has said that Fetterman is hiding from voters and reporters, and trying to run the clock out on…


Oz–Fetterman Race Tightens As Candidates Campaign in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh was front and center last weekend in the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race as Republican nominee Mehmet Oz held a press conference downtown on Sept. 30 while Democratic opponent John Fetterman spoke at a rally in the city’s Strip District the next day. Fetterman is Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor and a former longtime mayor of Braddock,…


Fetterman Under Fire Over Progressive Stance on Crime, Connections to Crips Gang

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman, who is under attack from Republican opponent Mehmet Oz over his progressive views on criminal justice reform, attracted criticism from recent a TV ad that chronicled a 2013 incident when he chased down an unarmed black jogger and detained him until police arrived. Now, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor is answering…


Pro-Oz PAC Releases Ad Attacking Fetterman for Pulling a Gun on Unarmed Black Jogger

Hearing what he said sounded like gunfire and seeing a man running away, John Fetterman hustled his child inside and called 911. What Fetterman did next on that day nine years ago could significantly impact his chances of defeating Republican candidate Mehmet Oz to replace retiring Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in November’s general election….