Tag: Sen. Pat Toomey

Fetterman Stumbles Over Words, Has Prolonged Pauses During Pennsylvania Senate Debate

Democratic allies of John Fetterman feared that the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate would struggle in the first and only scheduled debate with Republican opponent Mehmet Oz, citing Oz’s experience as a television personality and Fetterman’s continued recovery from a severe stroke in May. Their concerns were immediately validated when the former mayor of Braddock and…


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,…


Oz Agrees to Oct. 25 Debate With Fetterman—Under 3 Conditions

Mehmet Oz will take the stage against his Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate opponent in an Oct. 25 debate if three conditions are met, his campaign said on Sept. 14. After weeks of listening to Oz questioning Fetterman’s refusal to participate in a debate, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor agreed to a forum hosted by Nexstar Television in…


Fetterman Agrees to Late October Debate With Oz, Weeks After Early Voting Begins

Criticized for weeks by Republican opponent Mehmet Oz over “ducking” and “dodging” forums, Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has agreed to a televised debate next month. The event will be held in Harrisburg, which is the capital of Pennsylvania, and coordinated by Nexstar Television on Oct. 25, exactly two weeks before the Nov….


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….


Oz Offers Takes on 2020 Election and Trump, Chastises Fetterman for Not Debating

Celebrity surgeon and Pennsylvania GOP Senate nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz said at a press conference in Philadelphia on Sept. 6 that he would have voted to certify the 2020 presidential election results but would have not voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. “By the time the delegates and those reports were sent to the…


Oz Says He Would Have Voted to Certify Biden Victory in 2020

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mehmet Oz said at a press conference in Philadelphia on Sept. 6 that he would have voted to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory but would have not voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. “By the time the delegates and those reports were sent to the U.S. Senate, our…


GOP Rejects ‘Mandatory’ $400 Billion Appropriation in Burn Pits Bill

A bill designed to provide extra benefits to veterans affected by exposure to burn pits overseas is facing opposition by Senate Republicans over Democrats’ efforts to include $400 billion in spending that Republicans say is unrelated to helping veterans. The bill, dubbed the “Honoring Our PACT Act,” is overwhelmingly supported by members on both sides…


Dr. Oz Declares ‘Presumptive’ Victory in Pennsylvania GOP Primary Despite Recount

On the same day Pennsylvania counties can begin recounting ballots in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, on May 27 Dr. Mehmet Oz released a video declaring himself “the presumptive Republican nominee.” “I am blessed to have earned the presumptive Republican nomination for the United States Senate,” Oz said in the video. “This was a tough…