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5 Takeaways From the Pennsylvania Senate Debate
NYT via msn ^ | Oct 25, 2022 | Katie Glueck and Trip Gabriel

Posted on 10/26/2022 4:33:10 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Mehmet Oz, the celebrity television doctor, collided Tuesday in one of the most closely watched debates of the midterm campaign. The Pennsylvania Senate matchup was both highly personal and unusual, as viewers watched Mr. Fetterman, a Democrat, rely on closed captioning to accommodate for the lingering effects of a stroke he had in May.

Mr. Fetterman set out to show Pennsylvania voters that he is ready to serve — and to take on a Republican opponent who has recently gained ground in a race that could decide control of the Senate. He repeatedly called the Republican a liar, invoking what he called “the Oz rule — that if he’s on TV, he’s lying.” Dr. Oz didn’t hold back either, casting Mr. Fetterman as “extreme” and accusing him of misrepresenting his positions......

- Fetterman is asking voters to bear with him.

For many voters, the debate was their first extended chance to see what Mr. Fetterman looks and sounds like after his stroke. He could sound halting, sometimes jumbling words, using the wrong one, and occasionally sounding off-key. He opened the evening by saying, “Good night.”

- Swing-state Republicans are still struggling with abortion questions.

- Oz pins Fetterman to his progressive past.

- Both men use relatability and real estate as cudgels.

- Both men largely stood by their party leaders.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2022election; debate; fetterman; fettermanhealth; lumpy; oz; padebate; paping; senate
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To: ClearCase_guy
If Fetterman wins the election, I would think that everyone in America would recognize that the elections are completely rigged.

Or the mental health crisis in America is beyond repair. The fact is that Fetterman is in capable of doing entry level jobs, who would want him setting policy? I guess the people that vote for him simply want a reliable Schumer liberal vote.

21 posted on 10/26/2022 6:02:40 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Listening to Fetterman I thought I was getting a migraine. Oz was not my first choice. But he definitely gets my vote.


22 posted on 10/26/2022 6:03:36 AM PDT by stevio (.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Or that more than 50% of folks are batshit drug addled crazy .


23 posted on 10/26/2022 6:08:02 AM PDT by sushiman
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To: AlbertWang

I watched the debate and at several points, Fetterman simply had no answer— dew a blank. Then he would just say something like “Dr Oz is lying.” Not even the turd polishing experts at the Slimes can make this one shine.


24 posted on 10/26/2022 6:11:35 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.. )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
PA Senate Debate a disaster for Fetterman
25 posted on 10/26/2022 6:12:01 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the in civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: TexasFreeper2009

That and this defective “candidate” is just a place holder for the one who couldn’t be elected.

Next up reporting by the media: “republicans are soooooo mean, picking on the handicapped! So vote for John Fetidwoman, cuz the handicapped deserve a voice too!”


26 posted on 10/26/2022 6:13:40 AM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: TexasFreeper2009
Channel surfing news this morning. MSNBC is aghast the Democrats haven't been talking about crime. All msnbc has talked about for 2 years is Trump! J6!
27 posted on 10/26/2022 6:31:26 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Pennsylvania Senate Debate

Mehmet Oz showed up and the democrats brought a hat rack.


28 posted on 10/26/2022 8:16:32 AM PDT by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

29 posted on 10/26/2022 8:40:17 AM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: silent majority rising
Oz’s answer was perfect on abortion. HE stated, over and over, that abortion issues should be left to the State (as the SC ruled).

Oz's answer is that abortion is a decision left to the doctor, the patient, and the state. Democrats want it to be a decision between the doctor and the patient so whether it's a perfect answer depends on your point of view.

30 posted on 10/26/2022 8:45:26 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

How do you look at sitting senators like Feinstein and Grassley and candidates like Hershel Walker and say that Fetterman is less able to serve as a senator than they?


31 posted on 10/26/2022 8:48:05 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Lower Deck

It is a State issue, as ruled by the Supreme Court. Roe v. Wade was overturned on that basis. Oz stated, (over and over), that it was a decision arrived at between the Doctor and his patient, and that the Federal Government should not be involved. To me, that is a perfect answer. Roe was always un-constitutional. Democrats have made it a “moral” issue and have bequeathed the Federal Government the right of intrusion on every aspect of our lives. The argument against Roe v. Wade should always be a State vs. Federal basis, not a woman’s “right to choose” (based on what?)


32 posted on 10/26/2022 9:09:06 AM PDT by silent majority rising
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To: 1Old Pro
The fact is that Fetterman is in capable of doing entry level jobs, who would want him setting policy?

It seems that the greater the job in American politics, there fewer the qualifications. Other than those set forth in the constitution for basic eligibility, all you really need is a pulse. Fetterman has some cognitive problems, but at least he still has that pulse.

33 posted on 10/26/2022 10:04:52 AM PDT by Tallguy
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To: silent majority rising
Oz stated, (over and over), that it was a decision arrived at between the Doctor and his patient...

No, he stated it was between the doctor, the patient, and local government. Fetterman wants it between doctor and patient. That's the difference the two are trying to make.

34 posted on 10/26/2022 10:15:25 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: rbg81

Will the dems stuff ballots like Joey’s diapers? Yes


35 posted on 10/26/2022 10:18:04 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (The trouble with socialism is that you soon run out of other people's zoo animals to eat.)
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To: Lower Deck

State issue. You said local, as in State. I listened very carefully and he addressed it as a Federal vs. State issue. Maybe you heard something else.


36 posted on 10/26/2022 11:32:06 AM PDT by silent majority rising
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The lump took a back seat, he may have won the debate if they allowed him to speak


37 posted on 10/26/2022 3:07:06 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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