In a debate hosted by NewsNation on Tuesday night, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz debated issues like abortion, foreign policy and the rift.
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In a debate hosted by NewsNation on Tuesday night, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz debated issues like abortion, foreign policy and the rift.
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Pennsylvania Senate Candidate John Fetterman, Democratic Governor, and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former TV doctor, went head-to-head on Tuesday night in official debate only of the race.
The two were in a television studio, without an audience, in Harrisburg, Pa., where they argued over abortion rights, abortion, the economy, and crime.
Due to a The hit he suffered in May, Fetterman had a video monitor in the studio with a live transcription of what was being said. His doctor said that Braddock’s former mayor, Pa. Fit to serve, but the live narration caused Fetterman to pause during the debate. However, his performance doesn’t appear to have dampened financial support – the Fetterman campaign says it raised $1 million in just three hours after the debate ended.
Brendan McPhillips, Fetterman’s campaign manager, said: “It’s clear that the people of Pennsylvania have supported John in this race. They stepped up tonight with huge support for John and his debate,” Brendan McPhillips, Fetterman’s campaign director, said in a statement.
Last night’s Oz campaign was also seen as a winning argument, pointing out to supporters in an email that Fetterman had failed to respond to questions about his views on jailbreaking and publishing. his medical records.
Recent poll shows Fetterman and Oz is very close. The race for the Senate was also the most expensive; Outside teams have spent more than $130 million on the race, the most money spent on any other race in this cycle, according to Open secretFollow money in politics.
Fetterman relies on abortion messages
Fetterman hit out at Oz on the issue of reproductive rights, which is the top reason why Democrats are entering the polls this year, strongly stating that Roe v. Wade should be codified into law.
“Roe v. Wade for me should be the law…my campaign will fight for Roe v. Wade“Fetterman said.
For his part, Oz tries to present himself as moderate on the matter, in an attempt to achieve suburban voters in a more moderate and independent state – despite the fact that he has stated that he is “100% pro-life.” He also pivoted in response to how he would vote on Senator Lindsey Graham’s nationwide abortion bill nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy, excluding cases of rape, incest and to protect women’s lives.
Oz has said he supports exceptions to the abortion ban as it relates to rape, incest and the life of the mother, but in a new move last night, he said the decision on Roe should depend on “local political leaders.”
“As a doctor, I was in the room when there were some tough conversations going on,” Oz said on stage. “I don’t want the federal government involved in that.”
By Wednesday morning, Fetterman’s campaign was running ads accusing Oz of taking a stance on abortion for the right-wing Republican candidate for the governor, Doug Mastriano, who fully supports no exceptions in the abortion ban. The ad says that Oz is out of touch and will let extremist politicians like Mastriano take the lead on abortion in the state.
Oz beat Fetterman on jailbreak record
Oz repeatedly used the word “extreme” to describe Fetterman’s positions throughout the debate, using it again in describing his opponent’s claims about fracking and saying that his opponent ” stuck rigidly” in combating fracking.
On stage, Fetterman said he’s always been in favor of fracking – but four years agolieutenant governor, then a candidate for the position, said he would never support it.
When asked by one of the moderators about his previous statements, Fetterman paused, waited for the captions to close on the upload screen, and replied shortly afterwards, simply saying, “I support jailbreaking. I’m in favor of jailbreaking and I’m in favor of jailbreaking too.”
