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Fetterman and Oz should debate before the voting starts
Washington Post ^ | September 9, 2022 | Marc A. Thiessen

Posted on 09/10/2022 7:52:16 PM PDT by conservative98

In one recent appearance, Fetterman at times spoke haltingly and dropped words mid-sentence: “What is wrong with demanding … for … an easy, safe … kind of … their income … a path to a safe place for them to win … excuse me, to work,” he said. It was painful to watch and raised legitimate concerns about whether his campaign has been upfront with voters about his medical condition.

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After weeks of rebuffing Oz’s debate challenge, this week Fetterman finally agreed to one — but not, he said, until “sometime in the middle to end of October.”

That is long after mail-in voting begins. At a time when Democrats are championing early voting — and labeling those who oppose it as advocates of “Jim Crow 2.0” — that’s not good enough. Fetterman and Oz should debate before the start of the election — Sept. 19 — so that voters can have a chance to judge the candidates for themselves before they are allowed to cast a ballot.

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It is perfectly legitimate to make reasonable debate accommodations for Fetterman, should he need them. His campaign says he would struggle with “auditory processing” in a noisy debate hall. Kirk, for example, was allowed to debate sitting down.

But Fetterman’s campaign insists he is healthy and up to the job he is seeking. Pennsylvania voters deserve the chance to judge for themselves before they start casting ballots in less than two weeks. If Kirk could hold more than one debate, so can Fetterman.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: festerman; fetterman; oz; washingtonpost

1 posted on 09/10/2022 7:52:16 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Isn’t he a dream?! 🥰😍 I agree! pic.twitter.com/j0UqDVtUtC— Gisele Barreto Fetterman (@giselefetterman) September 8, 2019


2 posted on 09/10/2022 7:52:47 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Not gonna happen.


3 posted on 09/10/2022 7:58:02 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: conservative98

“But Fetterman’s campaign insists he is healthy and up to the job he is seeking. Pennsylvania voters deserve the chance to judge for themselves before they start casting ballots in less than two weeks.”
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If Fetterman were a Republican, the media would be berserk about his health & the fact that he won’t debate.


4 posted on 09/10/2022 8:02:04 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta ( )
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To: conservative98

Hard to imagine we get stuck with Oz—and then the Dems miraculously seem to have an even worse candidate.


5 posted on 09/10/2022 8:03:28 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: conservative98

This is the Amazon Compost? Very interesting.


6 posted on 09/10/2022 8:03:59 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

> Not gonna happen. <

Right. Fetterman might be a potato, but his handlers are not. Fetterman’s team will dodge and delay until Election Day. No debates in the meantime.

And I can’t say that I’d blame them. Were I on Fetterman’s team, that’s what I’d advise. Avoid all debates, and hope that the squishy media will give Fetterman a pass.


7 posted on 09/10/2022 8:16:24 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Maybe. Maybe not. But you shouldn’t just accept that he won’t debate. You know there are only 100 Senators.


8 posted on 09/10/2022 8:20:01 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

definitely a better look. Perhaps he should identify as Fetter Kitty


9 posted on 09/10/2022 8:24:25 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: 9YearLurker

LOL. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.


10 posted on 09/10/2022 8:27:19 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: conservative98

I’m no fan of Dr. Oz, but there’s no way Festerman should be sent to the US Senate.


11 posted on 09/10/2022 8:34:32 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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The man, for all intents and purposes, is an invalid.

His campaign’s offer to debate after a quarter to half of all votes are cast should be reason enough to destroy his chances.

But, the times we’re living in...


12 posted on 09/10/2022 8:41:04 PM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
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To: Gay State Conservative

“This is the Amazon Compost? Very interesting.”

They don’t mean it.


13 posted on 09/10/2022 8:46:52 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

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14 posted on 09/10/2022 9:29:54 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: conservative98

My mother used to make that “disgusted” look when she didn’t like something. Fetterman needs to exhibit a little more manly behaviors and expressions.


15 posted on 09/10/2022 9:51:57 PM PDT by healy61
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To: conservative98
Fetterman will never debate on live telescreen as long as he has to wear something around his neck to hide whatever is lurking there.


16 posted on 09/11/2022 3:14:50 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Fox News is CNN-Lite.)
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To: conservative98
Tucker does the job on Fetterman. Fetterman run Braddock, PA straight into the ground as mayor. Watch watching.

Tucker Carlson: This is shocking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB7VA-uP7BU

17 posted on 09/11/2022 11:33:46 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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