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Pennsylvania Senate Race 2022: Even CNN Is Noticing Fetterman's Incoherent Campaigning
Townhall ^ | 08/25/2022 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 08/25/2022 10:47:21 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Since winning the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate back in May, John Fetterman has been hidden away from public view. Just days before voting began he suffered a stroke and nearly died. He was in the hospital when the votes were tallied on Election Day.

Now, when he does show up at rare campaign events, it's for just a few minutes. Usually wearing an oversized sweatshirt and basketball shorts, his appearance is sloppy. His words are even more incoherent and usually Democrat friendly media outlets are starting to take notice.

CNN: "Legitimate questions do remain about Fetterman's health” after disastrous campaign events.

Fetterman was “often halting in his speech, occasionally dropped words mid-sentence.” pic.twitter.com/3GTovUvVsg— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 25, 2022

Meanwhile, Republican candidate Mehmet Oz is hitting the road and campaigning hard to win the seat in November. 

In July and August, Mr. Oz has traveled by car or truck over 3,500 miles to 30 different counties making 139 stops in cities, suburbs and rural towns across the state. From the barber shops of Kensington in Philadelphia to the suburbs of Pittsburgh and all points in between, he’s been meeting voters where they are, something Mr. Oz said he finds extraordinarily rewarding. 

Mr. Oz, for his part, has found his stride getting personal — knocking on doors, asking questions and getting to know what issues are most important to Pennsylvania voters. And he does it well, something few who haven’t followed him around the state understand.

His work appears to be paying off as he closes the gap with Fetterman.




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To: willk

Not campaigning against him, he’s doing that quite well on his own.

Zero shot at a statewide win for that turd. Absolute handed over PA Senate seat with this doofus.

But you know those NYC and DC pundits know better than that those on the ground in PA....

OZ is a train wreck.


41 posted on 08/25/2022 12:30:59 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

Oz wins in Nov. by 8 points.


42 posted on 08/25/2022 12:31:50 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: cotton1706
This far out and the R is only down 5 points? Oz by 8.

But you have to factor in the Philly cheat machine.

43 posted on 08/25/2022 12:33:13 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: KnightAstronomer1

That last commercial by Fetterman was bizarre. Spit out my coffee when he said members of Congress should not be allowed to play the stockmarket.


44 posted on 08/25/2022 12:38:28 PM PDT by mware
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To: HamiltonJay

so soros cut him a check for 500k, doesn’t mean anything


45 posted on 08/25/2022 12:39:32 PM PDT by Jeff Vader ( )
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To: mware
Spit out my coffee when he said members of Congress should not be allowed to play the stockmarket

TBH, I agree with him on that.

46 posted on 08/25/2022 12:44:46 PM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: mware

I am sure it polls well. I am equally sure once elected he will forget that he said it.


47 posted on 08/25/2022 12:45:35 PM PDT by Reily
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To: SeekAndFind

Try closing your eyes when you’re listening to Fetterman and ask yourself if he doesn’t sound like he’s really “channeling” Obama. Creeparama!


48 posted on 08/25/2022 12:46:28 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: SeekAndFind

lol..... Put a few wooden pegs into Fetterman’s neck, and he looks like he escaped from Dr Frankensteins laboratory.


49 posted on 08/25/2022 12:47:53 PM PDT by dennisw
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To: HamiltonJay
And yet OZ gaffe video of him shopping at a super market he couldn’t even name resulted in 500k fund raising for Fetterman in just a few days…

That was embarrassing as was Oz's statement "I legitimately own 2 houses". People had a field day with that.

50 posted on 08/25/2022 12:48:16 PM PDT by MD Expat in PA (No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
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To: central_va

“Oz wins in Nov. by 8 points.”

Hahahahahahah... pretty obvious you are from VA from that statement.


51 posted on 08/25/2022 1:00:58 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: Jeff Vader

Soros didn’t cut him a 500k check..

Fetterman’s campaign very aptly mocked the hell out of OZ’s gaffe and got tons of small dollar donations in a few days.

OZ rightly has been roasted for this... didn’t name the grocery store right, then proceeds to put on a show like he’s filming a TV segment for his show... and looks like the absolute doofus he is...

This stupid little video exhibits everything wrong with this candidate and why he’s going to lose big...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vDOYOL18cvU


52 posted on 08/25/2022 1:07:30 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: MD Expat in PA

He’s a absolute turd....

Folks telling you this guy is “connecting” with PA Voters is laughable....

Like I have said many times, if he was running for some purple district out in Philly area NJ border region he’d likely win it comfortably.. but statewide? Not a chance in hell....

You realize most of the folks in the parts of PA that you need to win as a Republican and win BIG... him just using the word CUDITE alone is going to have them laughing at him.

This guy’s just completely off brand to have a shot at a statewide win in PA as a Republican...


53 posted on 08/25/2022 1:10:46 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

Zero chance? C’mon, that’s not true. Oz isn’t a slam dunk, but at this point, he has a good chance to win. Emerson, a notoriously left-leaning poll outfit has Oz down 4. Probably means it’s dead even. Fetterman’s been all over the TV with his ads and it’s tied? Oz hasn’t even started to advertise yet.

Fetterman being sick may not help Oz, but it sure won’t hurt. I’m feeling much better about Oz’s chances than I was a month ago.


54 posted on 08/25/2022 1:13:59 PM PDT by Big E
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To: Big E

OZ is utterly off brand, he has ZERO shot at winning state wide. As a Republican to win state wide you need to have absolutely unwavering GOP turnout and support... And OZ is a non starter.

His public statements on guns being a health care issue alone make him a non starter with a good chunk of the rural voters.

If Oz were running for some purple district around Philly or NJ border parts of the state, he’d likely win pretty comfortably, but statewide? Not a chance in hell.

The parts of the state where as a Republican you must win, and win big, and have huge turnout... OZ is going to underperform historical GOP performances...... No those voters won’t vote for Fetterman, but they won’t vote for OZ.. they either will stay home.. or just leave the field blank.

Oz is utterly inauthentic, and inauthentic doesn’t sell... His main pitch, “I’m an outsider”... to which Fetterman aptly replies... Damn straight he’s an outsider, he just bought his first house in PA 8 months ago I’ve been here for 30 years (or whatever its been)....

PA is 2 very very distinct and different places.. Out in Philly/NJ Border area, its a totally different world... and out in that area, OZ will likely do well for a Republican.. but he’s not going to do well enough there to make up for how BADLY he’s going to do in the rest of the state.

He’s just completely off brand to win PA as a republican state wide. I challenge you to go watch the GOP Primary debates, and if you think after watching those performances where he clearly isn’t saying anything, being evasive and offering up focus group tested talking points, that that’s going to sell in the Post Trump Era to voters, you are in some serious denial.

Folks on this board in particular listen to too many loudmouths who have never set a foot in PA out of NYC and DC telling them how PA is... and they don’t have a clue.


55 posted on 08/25/2022 1:29:44 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: magua

I guess you said something, but don’t understand your last couple of sentences. But just because Fetterman cant stand or string a sentence together doesn’t mean he will go down — remember basement campaigner Biden — he won thanks to the things I stated.


56 posted on 08/25/2022 1:35:28 PM PDT by falcon99 ( )
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To: HamiltonJay

3 months out and th R is only down a few points? LOL. Oz by 8. That is if the oaf makes it alive to Nov.


57 posted on 08/25/2022 1:54:41 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...

Let me point out some reality for your clearly delusional self

You are predicting that OZ is going to be Fetterman in PA by a margin greater than Reagan beat Mondale in PA in 1984.

Just so you fully understand absolutely how ludicrous you sound.


58 posted on 08/25/2022 2:09:29 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: All

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59 posted on 08/25/2022 2:29:14 PM PDT by Liz (MAN PROPOSES....GOD DISPOSES.)
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Voters are Moving to the Right Across Almost Every Demographic, Says Massive Survey
PJ Media ^ | 08/24/2022 | Athena Thorne
Posted on 8/25/2022, 1:08:24 PM by SeekAndFind

Morning Consult has reported five years’ worth of data from over 8.6 million participants that shows a trend of America’s registered voters moving steadily to the ideological right.

“The left is losing the battle for the minds of the American electorate, Morning Consult research shows, with voters decreasingly identifying as liberal in recent years,” writes Morning Consult political reporter Eli Yokley. “But that doesn’t mean the country is lurching to the right.”

Yokley then makes an effort to pretend the trend isn’t what it looks like: “Instead, an increase in the share of Americans who identify as moderate, or who are uncertain about where exactly they stand on the ideological spectrum, reveals a growing and electorally decisive center that is discontented with either side’s extremes.”

Except that the percentage of voters who identify as conservative actually increased slightly, while only those who call themselves liberal decreased. Call me crazy but that just sounds like Democrats are turning away from far-left ideology to become more moderate:

The share of the electorate who identifies as “very liberal,” “liberal” or “somewhat liberal” on a seven-point scale has dropped over the past five years, from 34% to 27%, according to extensive annual Morning Consult survey research conducted among more than 8.6 million U.S. voters since 2017.

Meanwhile, “Even as Democratic voters drift toward the middle, the data shows that the Republican Party’s adherents are shifting further to the right — and it’s happening quickly,” writes Yokley.

Or to put it another way, the whole country is moving in a rightward direction.

This trend is concurrent with the largest group of people consistently falling into the conservative camp — 39% in 2022, from 38% in 2017. Meanwhile, the liberal cohort has shrunk from a high of 34% in 2017 to a mere 27% as of now.

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


60 posted on 08/25/2022 2:30:43 PM PDT by Liz (MAN PROPOSES....GOD DISPOSES.)
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