Category: Pennsylvania Senate debate

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…


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…


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…