Oprah Winfrey turns her back on Dr Oz and endorses Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania Senate race despite 20 years on set with the television doctor

Daily Mail ^ | 11.3.2022 | Harriet Alexander

[libh8er]

Oprah Winfrey on Thursday night turned on the TV doctor she propelled to stardom - saying she would vote for Dr Mehmet Oz's rival John Fetterman in their battle to be elected to the Senate.

Oz, a Turkish-American surgeon, and Fetterman, the current lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, are neck-and-neck ahead of next week's election.

Winfrey turned Oz into a household name when she appeared on his show in 2003, and invited him onto hers in 2004. He would go on to make more than 60 appearances on her hugely influential daytime show.

Yet on Thursday, the 68-year-old media mogul said she could not support her former guest.

'At the beginning of the midterm campaigns, I said it was up to citizens to vote for who would represent them,' said Winfrey, addressing a virtual voting town hall.

'If I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already cast my vote for John Fetterman. 'There are clear choices and some dynamic candidates who are working to represent the values that so many of us hold dear—like inclusion, compassion and community.

'So, I ask that voters use discernment and choose wisely for the democracy of our country.'

Fetterman was overjoyed at the news, tweeting in response a heart emoji and saying: 'WELCOME TO #TEAMFETTERMAN, @Oprah!!'

Winfrey's support of Democrats is not a surprise, but her disavowal of Oz will have stung.

The pair first met almost 20 years ago, in 2003, when Oz and his wife Lisa created a medical series called Second Opinion with Dr Oz for the Discovery Channel.

[Jeff Chandler]

Gotta kill dem babies, Baby.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Oprah is getting pretty uppity in her dotage.

[dandiegirl]

This just shows her level of intelligence

[38special]

They’re going to steal it from Oz

[dfwgator]

Die Partei Demokratische Über Alles

[kiryandil]

Party Before Country

[SaveFerris]

Apparently, Oprah also likes the idea of loosing convicted criminals, out of prisons and onto the streets with innocent civilians.

And that’s why Oprah endorses Fetterman.

Oprah just needs brainless viewers of her show to follow her into stupidity yet once again.

[kiryandil]

They’re going to steal it from Oz

After this, the Dems will be able to run a cardboard cutout wherever they want.

[Jonty30]

Expected.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

What an idiot. For the longest time she was running a women's show, but somehow deluded herself into thinking there was something black about it.

So when she had a choice and went with Obama instead of Hillary, she lost a good chunk of her audience.

Now instead of supporting a coworker she supports a mental defective.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

She saddled us with Obama. She has no right to be turning her back on anyone.

[alexander_busek]

'I said it was up to citizens to vote for who would represent them,' said Winfrey [...] 'If I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already cast my vote for John Fetterman.'

Two contradictory statements standing side-by-side!

"It's up to PA voters - they should decide." Juxtaposed with "Here, let me decide for you!"

Regards,

[GreatRoad]

She’s on Sores’ payroll. She got her orders.

[kiryandil]

A pile of dogsqueezins with mascara.

[exnavy]

Ophra is a joke, a bad one.

[Mr. Blond]

Inclusion, compassion and community are not values, just platitudes.

[libh8er]

How curious that Oprah’s endorsement comes only a day after a news story that suburban white women are breaking for the GOP.

Panic stricken democrats: Save us O Oprah, Save us !

[llevrok]

After this, the Dems will be able to run a cardboard cutout wherever they want.

They already have. He's named "Brandon".

[TheWriterTX]

Tucker Carlson, 3.1 million viewers average.

Oprah’s OWN network, 195,000 average viewers.

So not worried.