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John Fetterman is unfit for office. Never mind that he dresses like a slob. Never mind that he would make a mockery of the Senate. He is simply unfit for office. The country got a heavy dose of the present-day John Fetterman in the PA Senatorial debate last night. He had a no good horrible very bad day. He entered the fray saying "Hi, goodnight everyone." The debate follows on the heels of an interview conducted by MSNBC in which he "stumbled and stuttered." Fetterman has difficulty processing auditory input, i.e. speech. The reporter interviewing him said Fetterman had a...

After Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s campaign tried to blame its candidate’s humiliating debate performance on a closed captioning system “filled with errors,” Nexstar Media Groups, who hosted the debate, said that was a lie.Here’s the statement from the Fetterman campaign [emphasis mine throughout]:We are thrilled with John’s performance. He did remarkably well tonight — especially when you consider that he’s still recovering from a stroke and was working off of delayed captions filled with errors. John won countless exchanges, counter-punched aggressively, and pushed back on Oz’s cruelty and attacks. Gary Weitman, Nexstar’s Chief Communications Officer, responded with this statement:Both...

I watched the entire debate, and I have to admit that I sometimes felt bad for Fetterman. I’m sure he expected to have bounced back from the stroke quicker and stronger than he has, but Tuesday night’s debate performance merely demonstrated just how far he has to go in his recovery. Without a doubt, Pennsylvania voters, and indeed the nation, saw firsthand that he is not capable of being a U.S. senator. A condition of the debate was the allowance of a closed-captioning system to accommodate Fetterman’s cognitive impairments. The moderators were transparent about the system, but the system couldn’t...

New York Times editorial board member Michelle Cottle admonished Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman and other prominent midterm candidates for shying away from debates in their campaigns. Cottle claimed in an opinion piece on Monday that political candidates who have been trying to get out of debates are participating in a trend that reflects a "troubling sign of our political times," and puts "democracy at risk of sliding farther into crisis." Her commentary came as part of a piece previewing the upcoming debate between Fetterman and his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, which is set to air Tuesday, a...

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The eyes of the political world turned to Harrisburg Tuesday night for the high-stakes U.S. Senate debate, but it was John Fetterman’s performance that overshadowed any sniping over well-covered issues. In what was considered a pivotal moment for the heated contest, Fetterman’s consistently stilted speech and jumbled sentences in the rapid-fire debate format are likely to fuel more questions about his health following a May 13 stroke. Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor, came out swinging against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz saying, “I’m running to serve Pennsylvania. He’s running to use Pennsylvania.” Addressing his stroke, Fetterman said, “It’s knocked me down,...

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...

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman stumbled during Tuesday’s debate with his GOP challenger, Dr. Mehmet Oz, after he was asked about prior statements he made in opposition to fracking, a process he now says he has “always supported.” “I’ve always supported fracking and I always believe that independence with our energy is critical, and we can’t be held, you know, ransom to somebody like Russia,” Fetterman said. “I’ve always believed that energy independence is critical and I’ve always believed that — and I do support fracking, never taken any money from their industry, but I support how critical it...

Capitol Hill's reaction to the Pennsylvania Senate debate was brutal for Democratic nominee John Fetterman, from Democrats and Republicans alike. Why it matters: Multiple sources wondered why Fetterman agreed to debate when he clearly wasn’t ready. Fetterman struggled at times to respond to the moderators' questions, even with the assistance of a closed captioning device. "Why the hell did Fetterman agree to this?" one Democratic lawmaker and Fetterman backer told Axios. "This will obviously raise more questions than answers about John's health." Fetterman opened the debate by calling his health the "elephant" in the room. "I had a stroke. He’s...

The vast majority of viewers say Republican Mehmet Oz won Tuesday evening’s Pennsylvania Senate debate against Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, an online poll reveals.Following the debate, local Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, station WPXI opened an online poll for viewers to cast their vote for who they believe won.Although Fetterman is considered the favorite in the Pittsburgh area, about 82 percent of viewers said Oz won the debate, while the Democrat garnered just 18 percent.

NewsNation political editor Chris Stirewalt gives his thoughts on the Pennsylvania Senate Debate: "My heart really went out to John Fetterman. …This is going to cause real hardship for his candidacy."

Media figures and conservatives reacted to Democrat John Fetterman’s debate performance against Republican Mehmet Oz during the debate on Tuesday night, calling it a “sad” disaster.As Breitbart News reported, Fetterman had a poor showing during the debate, mostly due to his speech disabilities stemming from a stroke earlier this year. Routinely, Fetterman struggled to give coherent responses to moderator questions as he confused words and paused awkwardly. Reporter Charlotte Alter of TIME called the debate a “disaster” while MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough called it “painful.”so far this is a disaster for Fetterman— Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) October 26, 2022I spoke to Fetterman...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman wouldn't commit to releasing his full medical records during a highly anticipated debate against Republican Mehmet Oz on Tuesday, speaking haltingly throughout the hourlong event more than five months after experiencing a stroke. Fetterman, Pennsylvania's 53-year-old lieutenant governor, has acknowledged that he "almost died" after suffering a stroke in May. On Tuesday night, he addressed what he called the "elephant in the room." "I had a stroke. He's never let me forget that," Fetterman said of his Republican opponent. "And I might miss some words during this debate, mush two words together,...

My lord, this may be the saddest moment I've ever seen on a debate stage. pic.twitter.com/4mSKqirry9— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) October 25, 2022

Just thought I'd start this, see what folks are thinking.

Here are the three things I think Mr. Fetterman is doing wrong by running for the Senate now when he is still recovering from his stroke: First, he is showing employers everywhere that you can push employees to come back to work before they are ready. He is showing that the Americans with Disabilities Act shouldn’t, maybe can’t, be used by stroke survivors during the end of their recovery period. Second, he is telling stroke survivors, and people with any injuries, to suck it up, walk it off, keep trucking. He is saying: put your career before your wellbeing. Yes,...

The exclusive one hour debate will be held at the abc27 studio in Harrisburg and can be watched in each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. *** WHTM-TV ABC Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, York, PA WJET-TV ABC Erie, PA WFXP-TV FOX Erie, PA WYTV-DT MNT Youngstown, OH WBRE-TV NBC Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, PA WYOU-TV CBS Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, WTAJ-TV CBS Johnstown, Altoona, State College, PA WPHL-TV MyNetworkTV Philadelphia, PA WPXI-TV NBC Pittsburgh, PA ******** *The U.S. Senate Debate will also be STREAMED on the following websites: WETM-TV NBC Elmira, NY (Tioga) Mytwintiers.com @wetm18news WPIX-TV CW New York, NY (Pike) Pix11.com @pix11news WIVB-TV CBS Buffalo,...

In a new ad, John Fetterman says he will "always be focused” on what “matters.”See what he’s talking about: