{"id":508134,"date":"2022-11-09T08:58:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T05:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fetterman-defeats-oz-in-pennsylvania-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T05:58:54","slug":"fetterman-defeats-oz-in-pennsylvania-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fetterman-defeats-oz-in-pennsylvania-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fetterman defeats Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a396723235cd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a396723235cd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fetterman-defeats-oz-in-pennsylvania-senate-race\/#%E2%80%9CFetterman_defeats_Oz_in_Pennsylvania_Senate_race%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Fetterman defeats Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFetterman_defeats_Oz_in_Pennsylvania_Senate_race%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Fetterman defeats Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Democratic Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman was projected to defeat Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in the Keystone State\u2019s closely-watched Senate race, boosting Democrats in their quest to keep control of the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman held a consistent lead over Oz early in the campaign, but the Republican began to close the gap in mid-August after a near-fatal stroke Fetterman suffered in May knocked him off the campaign trail for several months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even after the Democrat returned to making public <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances, including attending a Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh with President Biden, Fetterman still showed the debilitating effects of the stroke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his first sit-down interview since the episode, given to NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> in October, Fetterman needed a closed captioning monitor to understand a reporter\u2019s questions and often struggled to speak clearly as he continued to experience auditory processing issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The reporter, Dasha Burns, added to concerns about whether he could carry out the duties of a senator when she noted that Fetterman \u201chad a hard time understanding our conversation\u201d as they talked before the interview without the aid of the monitor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"John Fetterman.\" class=\"wp-image-24559492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman held a consistent lead over Dr. Mehmet Oz early in the campaign.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beyond adding to the speculation about Fetterman\u2019s health, the interview gave Oz an opening to take a\u00a0shot at his rival. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oz said Pennsylvania voters \u201cdeserve better\u201d than having Fetterman in the Senate.<br \/>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s closed captioning on the floor of the Senate, and maybe he doesn\u2019t need closed captioning when he\u2019s actually moving around,\u201d Oz, a heart surgeon, said days later on Fox News Business. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut maybe he does. Again, lots of question marks and voters deserve better.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mehmet Oz.\" class=\"wp-image-24572537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>During his campaign, Dr. Mehmet Oz took shots at Fetterman\u2019s health, saying Pennsylvania voters \u201cdeserve better.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fetterman failed to alleviate concerns about his health when he met face-to-face with his political foe for their first and only debate on Oct. 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Asked about his apparent flip-flopping on fracking in Pennsylvania, Fetterman flubbed the answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely support fracking,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cI have always supported fracking. I do support fracking and \u2014 I don\u2019t, I don\u2019t, I support fracking, and I stand, and I do support fracking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PA-Senate-Fetterman-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"John Fetterman.\" class=\"wp-image-24548490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PA-Senate-Fetterman-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PA-Senate-Fetterman-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PA-Senate-Fetterman-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Fetterman accused Oz of moving to Pennsylvania from New Jersey for the sole purpose of running for office.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Oz also took some heat that night when he argued against federal government intervention in abortion decisions,\u00a0implying he would vote against a nationwide ban on most procedures after 15 weeks of pregnancy\u00a0proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham\u00a0(R-SC).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a physician, I\u2019ve been in the room when there\u2019s some difficult conversations happening,\u201d Oz said. \u201cI don\u2019t want the federal government involved with that at all. I want women, doctors, local political leaders, letting the democracy that\u2019s always allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Several days after the NBC interview, Fetterman\u2019s doctor, who made a number of donations to the campaign, released a note saying the candidate has \u201cno work restrictions,\u201d is recovering well, and \u201ccan work full duty in public office.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PA-Senate-Oz-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mehmet Oz.\" class=\"wp-image-24548491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PA-Senate-Oz-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PA-Senate-Oz-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/PA-Senate-Oz-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Oz accused Fetterman of being soft on crime in granting prisoners clemency as the head of the state\u2019s board of pardons. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before the stroke took center stage in the Senate race, Fetterman hammered Oz as a carpetbagger, accusing the celebrity doctor of moving to Pennsylvania from New Jersey for the sole purpose of running for office.\u00a0Fetterman also questioned Oz\u2019s ability to relate to residents of the Keystone State<\/p>\n<p>.In August, Oz released a campaign video of him picking out vegetables at a grocery store to represent the high costs people are dealing with because of inflation and said the ingredients were for a\u00a0\u201ccrudit\u00e9\u201d\u00a0platter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Oz\u2019s campaign reminded voters that Fetterman kept a light schedule while serving as lieutenant governor and that his wealthy family supported him financially while he was the mayor of Braddock, a small city outside Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n<p>He also accused Fetterman of being soft on crime in granting prisoners clemency as the head of the state\u2019s board of pardons.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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