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This lingering issue isn’t going away for John Fetterman
CNN ^ | September 13, 2022 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 09/13/2022 12:48:01 PM PDT by conservative98

Days after John Fetterman tried to put questions about his health behind him by agreeing to debate his Republican opponent, it’s apparent that the strategy hasn’t put the issue to rest as he had hoped.

The Washington Post’s editorial board sharply criticized Fetterman in an op-ed published Monday, noting that the Pennsylvania Democrat’s recovery from a stroke he suffered in mid-May has been uneven in one of the most critical Senate races in the country this fall.

Here’s the key bit:

Ad Feedback “Since returning to the campaign trail, Mr. Fetterman has been halting in his performances. He stammers, appears confused and keeps his remarks short. He has held no news conferences. Mr. Fetterman acknowledges his difficulties with auditory processing, which make it hard for him to respond quickly to what he’s hearing. He receives speech therapy – and we wish him a speedy, full recovery – but the lingering, unanswered questions about his health, underscored by his hesitation to debate, are unsettling. …

“… Mr. Fetterman is asking voters for a six-year contract without giving them enough information to make sound judgments about whether he’s up for such a demanding job. We have called for full disclosure of health records from candidates for federal office in both parties, including Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and we believe Mr. Fetterman should release his medical records for independent review.”

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At its most basic, the choice for voters in any election is: “Can this person effectively do the job for which they are running?” Fetterman, it appears more clear with each passing day, hasn’t cleared that bar yet.

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Here’s what we know as of right now: Fetterman has not put questions about his health behind him. Not by a long shot.

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2022election; defundthepolice; election2022; fetterman; johnfetterman; mehmetoz; oz; pennsylvania; senate; whoops
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1 posted on 09/13/2022 12:48:01 PM PDT by conservative98
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2 posted on 09/13/2022 12:49:25 PM PDT by conservative98
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Haven’t they heard? Flooding the streets with criminals released early from prison is “sexy.”


3 posted on 09/13/2022 12:50:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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“I... need... vote... you!!”


4 posted on 09/13/2022 12:50:34 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: conservative98

The fact there are people who will vote for a near-invalid just because he’s a Democrat is why we can’t have nice things.


5 posted on 09/13/2022 12:51:05 PM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
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To: conservative98
"about whether he’s up for such a demanding job"

If he has auditory problems then how is he going to do all the phonecalling needed to keep the money flowing from lobbyists?

6 posted on 09/13/2022 12:51:06 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: conservative98

Is that Uncle Fester and Morticia?


7 posted on 09/13/2022 12:52:45 PM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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8 posted on 09/13/2022 12:52:49 PM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: conservative98

To help keep Schumer’s party in control of the Senate, all Fetterman has to do is get elected, and continue breathing.


9 posted on 09/13/2022 12:53:17 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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Fetterman-debbieformola-696x385
10 posted on 09/13/2022 12:53:18 PM PDT by PGR88
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Come next January, that’s Senator Idiot for the masses.


11 posted on 09/13/2022 12:54:01 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

In the worst case, if he gets elected but can’t serve, the governor of PA, who may be a Democrat, will select the replacement.

In fact, PA Democrats may be banking on that, for their people to blindly vote for Fetterman because he’s a Democrat, and then vote for the Democrat governor, so that a Democrat governor can appoint Fetterman’s replacement, if needed.


12 posted on 09/13/2022 12:54:48 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Democrats will vote for him since he now sports a t-shirt reading "FetterWoman." [True]

Egads!

13 posted on 09/13/2022 12:55:17 PM PDT by Thommas (The snout of the camel is already under the tent.)
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To: conservative98

i do not hold his physical abilities against him... i do hold the fact that he doesn’t acknowledge his obvious handicap, it shows dishonesty and shallowness.


14 posted on 09/13/2022 12:58:48 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

Adolph Hitler could run against a Republican and a great number of Dims would vote for der Fuhrer.


15 posted on 09/13/2022 1:02:19 PM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: conservative98

There’s an alien ready to pop out of his neck


16 posted on 09/13/2022 1:08:34 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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There’s an alien ready to pop out of his neck


17 posted on 09/13/2022 1:10:14 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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He.Cant.Talk

FetterWoman

18 posted on 09/13/2022 1:15:47 PM PDT by JonPreston
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To: conservative98; lightman

Pennsylvania PING!!!!


19 posted on 09/13/2022 1:16:49 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: conservative98

Democrats needed a man to make biden look smart. Fetterman is their man.


20 posted on 09/13/2022 1:20:14 PM PDT by boycott
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