Posted on 11/10/2022 5:59:35 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Outgoing Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) said Thursday on CNN’s “Situation Room” that it is former President Donald Trump’s fault Republican Mehmet Oz lost the Pennsylvania Senate seat to Democrat John Fetterman.
Toomey said, “I think Dr. oz ran a very good campaign. I actually think he was a very good candidate in a lot of ways. So the question that I think arises is why did a good candidate running a good race in what should be a very good environment not prevail in a state like Pennsylvania, which is very, very competitive, always close, or almost always close? And I think a big part of the reason was that at the top of the ticket in the gubernatorial race, we had an ultra-MAGA candidate who never appeared to even attempt to expand beyond a hardcore base that was very, very committed to him. But he ended up losing in an epic beatdown. And it’s very, very hard for candidates who are down ballot. So our gubernatorial Republican lost by like 14 points. Dr. Oz kept his race to within three. It’s really hard when that’s what’s happening. By the way, we had three House seats that I thought we had a very good chance of picking up in Pennsylvania. We lost all three of those. Again, I think it was a combination of a real problem at the top of the ticket but also President Trump inserting himself into the race. He came to Pennsylvania, you know, late. I think it was the Saturday before the election.”
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Nobody else.
Assistant Democrats gonna Assist.
Quitter
Give me a break. Oz is hardly “ultra-MAGA.” He’s more like barely-MAGA.
States usimg ballots went to Democrats
States voting went to Republicans.
Connection?
I would rather lose with a MAGA candidate than have another RINO deep state tool like Toomey.
Oz was a poor candidate who didn’t stand for anything good.
The uniparty is taking their kill shot. If they miss, they’re effed. A guess.
He deliberately coughed up the Senate seat to the Democrats - just like Paul Ryan coughed up the US House to the Democrats.
MAGAino even if he was endorsed by Trump.
But they voted for the alternative!
Pardon me. Committed the sin of commenting before reading beyond the headline. He was calling Mastriano ultra-MAGA, not Oz.
Just curious. Who do you think would have done a better job than Oz as the candidate in PA? Barnett? Someone else?
I would like to ask him this.
What explains the dead guy getting elected?
Yep. And Trump won a lot more than a lost.
Toomey turns 61 next week.
He turned his coat to Democrat long ago.
DELIBERATELY gave the Senate seat to the Democrats.
Fetterman was an even worse candidate who didn’t stand for anything good.
Dems voted for him anyway.
Trump’s fault says the RINO.
Exactly. Lived in PA for 15 years and the Republican Party is a total crap show. There doesn’t seem to be any real leadership or outreach.
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