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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Politics
William Bender

Debate talks in Pennsylvania governor, Senate races devolve into trash talk, predawn tweets

PHILADELPHIA — They can’t even agree on when, where or how to disagree.

In two of the most important races in the country, Pennsylvania’s candidates for U.S. Senate and governor are hurling insults at each other over what was once a relatively routine process: negotiating a time and place for debates.

Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and his allies are firing off multiple emails a day, attacking Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman as a “coward” for dodging debate proposals.

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