Posted on 08/18/2022 10:04:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who earned former President Donald Trump’s primary-race endorsement in April, is going down in flames according to a new GOP poll.
Republican-affiliated Public Opinion Strategies reports that surgeon-turned-TV-host Dr. Oz trails Democrat John Fetterman by nearly 20 points!
Trump gave Oz his “complete and total endorsement” before the wide-open GOP primary of six candidates, a move that probably sealed the deal with Pennsylvania Republicans.
The doc won in a squeaker, barely beating out second-place finisher David McCormick, 31.2% to 31.1%.
The former president praised Oz’s positions on abortion, crime, the Second Amendment, border security, the military, education, energy independence, and election fraud. Those are all well and good, but before lending an endorsement, someone in Trump’s position first needs to determine whether the recipient is at all likely to win the general election.
In Dr. Oz’s case, right now that’s a big, fat NO.
Let’s face it: He is not a good candidate.
After winning his primary, Oz went AWOL.
While Fetterman was literally incapacitated by a stroke, the doc failed to capitalize on a prime opportunity to define himself and his prone opponent:
Recent reporting suggests that Oz might not have taken advantage of those several weeks where Fetterman was sidelined, a significant span of time during a race that could be integral to party control of the Senate.
Puck is reporting that the former TV personality was in Palm Beach, Florida, until June 9 at least, not holding his first post-primary event until June 10. Oz reportedly also traveled to Ireland to visit family at the end of June and did not return until early July.
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It is ALSO McConnell’s fault, McConnell is pulling funding from these MAGA candidates he would rather lose the senate than have MAGA candidates there!!!
Well, your negative attitude is certainly going to influence others to do so!
Hannity lied about Kate for two weeks to get Oz elected.
I know, PA is in deep do do.
This poll was likely taken before the Orc re-emerged as damaged goods, and before it became widely known that the Orc was sheltered & paid by his rich mommy and daddy when he won his first job as mayor on Podunk, PA.
He won’t, can’t debate.
Oz hasn’t publicly begun to fight, but meanwhile has visited most every county.
Fetterman’s a D. PAers outside of Philly aren’t crazy.
It’s no where near ‘over’.
Fetterman is a DISGUSTING UGLY COMMUNIST!! PSTUPID VOTERS! Bordering on EVIL!
That is right. Dr Azz is not up to our standards.
The fact that you would vote for him means you have no standards other than an R after their name.
The election doesn’t really start until after Labor Day. Sorry to burst the bubble of your abject pessimism.
You are 100% correct. Fettrrman is a dysfunctional man child who never grew up. His parents and family have supported him his whole life. He’s a crazed leftist. Now, his brain is two steps from vegetable status. He can’t put a sentence together. Our side is complaining about Oz and wildly successful individual. I’ve never been a fan of anything Dr Oz does and didn’t think he was a good candidate in the primary, but he’s the candidate and clearly the better option. So tired of our side self imploding on candidates.
Trump endorsed him...and he’s campaigning his behind off saying the right things. That’s enough for me. Enjoy helping someone who sat by while Wolf killed thousands of seniors by letting COVID positive patients into nursing homes. By being ok with someone who sits by while mass murder is being done JUST to protect their own career, you are scum and need to head over to Reddit...they like people like you over there!!!
It would seem that the answer would be to have Sean Parnell travel everywhere and CAMPAIGN WITH OZ.
Also your boy DM is getting his behind whooped by 15 pts against Shapiro, only outpacing Oz by 3! Did you happen to catch that?
By the time you finally get a candidate that’s up to your standards, the Dems will have 70 seats by then!!!
Name calling indicates you cannot defend your position.
Go ahead and vote for the man who favors an assault weapons ban, transgender treatment for minors, the World Economic Forum and who is pro abortion.....
Go ahead and vote for the man that did not hold a single conservative position on any issue until he decided he was going to run for the US Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican.
You go take the word of a dual citizen muslim who has never explained his “conversion” to conservatism.
The rest of us will remain sober.
Mastriano is within the margin of error. That is why his race is not declared “leaning Democrat” like Dr Azz.
Did you notice that nobody wants to campaign with Dr Azz? Not Mastriano or DeSantis or Trump.
DeSantis and Mastriano are a good team. Dr Azz is hopeless.
Thanks, I have tried to stay in the loop a little, I heard about that covid stuff, for instance, I think there was some political news in the last few years but I forget what it was, probably nothing.
I have noticed some of the neighborhood school boys are coming home in dresses and my electrician wears a miniskirt, wants me to call him Suzie, and has breasts, not sure what that is about so I may buy a newspaper and see if there is anything in the news about it.
Anyway, same ol, same ol.
I only listen to Hannity sporadically because he's such a clown and I happened to hear some of his BS yesterday, I turned it off immediately!
Trump backed oz because that loser Hannity told him to. Oz claims he spoke with Trump and Trump asked a lot of questions, only reason Trump did was because, I repeat, his loser buddy Hannity told him to.
Oz was a confounding pick — reminiscent of Trump’s terrible talent selection during his term — but I’m not sure any Republican can win Pennsylvania these days with their levels of election corruption…
Not defending Oz but, were there any good candidates in this race?
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