Posted on 05/09/2022 8:19:19 PM PDT by ViLaLuz
With two weeks to go before the hotly contested Pennsylvania Republican Primary, a new poll shows that race is now a statistical 3-way tie between Dr. Mehmet Oz, Kathy Barnette, and Dave McCormick.
According to the new Trafalgar Group poll, Trump endorsed Oz was at 24.5 percent, Barnette was at 23.2 percent and McCormick was at 21.6 percent in the race to be the nominee for the seat of retiring GOP Senator Pat Toomey.
The survey was conducted between May 6 and May 8. The poll consisted of 1080 likely 2022 GOP primary voters, had a response rate of 1.44 percent and a margin of error of 2.99 percent.
Pundits theorized that Barnette is surging due to her recent debate performance and Oz was falling due to his heavy negatives with Republican voters.
During the debate last Wednesday, Barnette spoke about her mother, who was only 11-years-old when she was raped by a man 10 years her senior. Barnette was the result of that rape, and her gratitude to her mother for carrying her and giving her life was clear.
"Whether this was a leak or whether this was a tactical operation we will soon figure out," she said in response to a question about the recent, unprecedented leak of a draft majority opinion from the Supreme Court that could overturn Roe v. Wade.
"One thing is clear, I am so very grateful that our nation is now having a very important conversation, and that is the most important conversation, that is about life. I am the byproduct of a rape," she said.
"My mother was 11-years-old when I was conceived. My father was 21. I was not just a lump of cells. As you can see, I'm still not just a lump of cells. My life has value. And that is one of the reasons why it was so very disturbing when I saw Mehmet Oz running for this particular race."
Barnette said she had seen Oz, on "numerous occasions," including on podcast The Breakfast Club, where in 2019 he said that six weeks into a woman's pregnancy, a baby's heart is just "a cell" with "little electrical changes." Oz is a surgeon who has performed operations on infants.
"And the other thing is this whole thing about heart beating," Oz said at the time. "I mean, they're electrical changes at six weeks, but the heart's not beating … If you were to say, starting when we can hear the heart, like when the heart's really doing something, that'd be different. That's not six weeks, though."
Barnette asked Oz if he had changed his position on that. Oz did not say whether he had or had not changed his view but said, "One of the toughest endorsements you could ever get is from your mother-in-law. My mother-in-law is an ordained minister. She wrote a lot of the pro-life literature in Montgomery County where we live, and she certainly understands that I'm pro-life."
"As a heart surgeon I've operated on small children few days old and witnessed the majesty of their hearts pounding blood even though it's ill because I'm operating not to those bodies. I would never think of harming that child or even nine months earlier because life starts at conception," Oz said.
In her closing statements, Barnette said "I am you Pennsylvania and like you I believe this is the greatest country that has ever existed, but like you, I believe our country is in trouble. I believe that America that allowed me to claw my way out of dire poverty is about to come to a close."
"This time you do not have to hold your nose to vote for the lesser of two evils. I am in a statistical tie for first place, so voting for me is not throwing your vote away."
"Listen, go to my Facebook page by Kathy Barnett for Senate and you will see exactly what I'm doing today that I will amp up tomorrow after this race. You will see me in rooms full of black people changing their voter registration from Democrat to Republican, you will see me downtown and Chinatown. They are mine. You will see people ushering me in front of a roomful of Amish people with them introducing me as someone with their values."
"Not only do I have a grasp on our own base, but I can go into every nook and cranny and take the votes that we need in order to really be better than in the general election. So, let's go do this." Barnette received a massive round of applause after the remarks.
Nay to both if I was to have that choice.
“ WHy not he is a thug and looks like lurch.”
Have you seen the democrat voters?
“Same thing they said about Trump“
I never said tgat about trump. I’m on here in 2015 saying he’ll win. I’m also on in 2020 saying they’ll never let him back into ge wh and also trump never loses
She’ll get creamed
Oz must lose.
The poll consisted of 1080 likely 2022 GOP primary voters>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Too many democrats in the sample field.
If Oz is good enough for President Trump, he is good enough for me.
Lets see if he squeeks one out despite theis push poll.
Exactly why she will lose he primary votr.
Onward and Ozward. This push poll is a joke.
Disturbing. Now I understand why PDJT didn’t endorse her.
I understand the concepts of redemption and regrets, but I’d trust her more if she were to publicly apologize for her past statements and actions.
(And erect a statue of Obama? Puh-leeeze. BIG apology due there.)
She could, but Democrats are criminal cheaters in the big cities. Thankfully God is bigger and more powerful than they are.
I wish Trump would withdraw his endorsement of 0z.
“ She could, but Democrats are criminal ”
Any candidate who pretends that this is not the case loses
She’s in the senate race. She’s working with Mastriano who endorsed her and is running for governor.
“PeePeePooPoo” on Twitter? What is he, like 12 years old?
Since you are so good at predicting the future, give me the Lotto numbers for tomorrow.
At that time, there were lots of people who weren't sold on Donald Trump who are now huge supporters of his. Myself included. I voted for Trump in the 2016 general election and when he was elected, I was hoping for the best. I never thought he would deliver like he did. Won me over entirely.
You gonna stop now. Oz bot.
As much as I like her as a person, and after watching her in the debates, my opinion is that Kathy is not ready for prime time.
A senator needs to be an effective communicator and at least an effective orator. She is neither. She’s running on a shoe string budget and getting results in this poll but she’s doing so because she’s not getting funding.
IMHO she needs to learn from this process and come back after a lot of work as a more polished, seasoned and electable candidate. But she’s not there yet.
Kathy Barnett has been endorsed by club for growth. The same people who endorse Josh Mandel in Ohio. Ship the jobs out of the country. Mitch McConnell, Karl Rove .
Isn't she running for Senator? (I know that PA is weird).
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