Posted on 11/09/2021 2:19:19 PM PST by RandFan
The celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz is preparing to jump into the Pennsylvania Senate race on the Republican side, a move that would shake up contested primary and general election contests.
The 61-year-old Oz has begun hiring a staff and reaching out to potential allies, according to influential Republicans familiar with his plans. It is unclear when he is planning an official announcement.
The Cleveland-born, Delaware-raised, and New Jersey-based Oz rose to national attention as a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, where she dubbed him "America's doctor," and later as the host of his own program. A political newcomer who has donated to both Democrats and Republicans, Oz's principal connection to Pennsylvania appears to be his graduate education at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned both medical and business degrees in the 1980s. He owns a mansion—and is registered to vote—in neighboring New Jersey and bought a vacation home in Palm Beach, Fla., in 2015, according to public records. He does not own property in Pennsylvania, at least under his own name.
A spokesman for Oz told the Washington Free Beacon, "Since last year, Dr. Oz has lived and voted in Pennsylvania where he attended school and has deep family ties. Dr. Oz has received encouragement to run for the U.S. Senate, but is currently focused on our show and has no announcement at this time." Oz has a non-permanent voter registration in Pennsylvania connected to a Montgomery County address that appears to belong to his mother-in-law.
Oz would join the military veteran Sean Parnell and the business executive Jeff Bartos, among others, in the Republican primary.
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Next up: alec baldwin will run for state representative in New Mexico.
Is he backed by Mitch McConnell or Donald Trump?
No more RINOs need apply.
No thanks. Celebrity Republican carpetbaggers are not wanted.
The only thing I know of Oz is that he is a brilliant guy. I liked him hosting Jeopardy.
And what’s the worst that could happen? He actually could be a conservative voice of sanity in Swampland.
A Muslim who served in the Turkish army.
Why not?
No thanks. Celebrity Republican carpetbaggers are not wanted.
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Really. Thank God America got rid of that one we had as President.
/sarc
It’s to split the GOP vote.
A Hollywood celebrity introduced by New age Oprah? What could go wrong?
He’ll certainly have a good shot in the primary siphoning off the suburban wine mom votes that the establishment is desperately trying to take from Parnell by pushing Parnell’s otherwise private divorce proceedings into the news.
That guy seems a bit swishy to me, plus he’s a Muslim.
Don’t think we need any smiley gay Muslims in charge of anything.
I just looked at his Wikipedia article. Among the many controversies surrending Oz is that he had Donald Trump on his TV once or twice.
OMG!
He’s a muzzie. Automatic no.
Do you mean the non-establishment primary vote?
Where does he actually live?
(Carpet bagging seems to be okay in New York, but I dunno about Pennsylvania.)
“I am Oz! The Great and Powerful!”
That will be a HARD PASS for me. Thanks but no thanks.
Sean Parnell was already addressed by Trump.
He needed to raise $10 million stat to clear the field and scare of competition. Didn’t happen...should have been able to. I still don’t understand the lack of organization to raise money from small donors with money bombs...there are far more than 10 million conservative who would donate at least 1 buck to each candidate.
I remember when Oz had Clockmed boy on his show lending legitimacy to the fraud. Piss poor judgement!
Well this doesn’t help either - appears in the article: “Parnell is testifying this week in a child-custody battle with his ex-wife that has prompted allegations that he physically abused his wife and children—charges he has denied.”
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