At the Races: Summer’s last surprise - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Sep 1, 2022
Editorial: In distorting Fetterman's record, Oz resorts to fearmongering Trailing in the polls, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mehmet Oz has become more aggressive, and more personal, in attacking his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. For the most part, Oz has hit hard but fair. It is legitimate to raise questions about Fetterman’s health and call him out for… Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022
Fetterman fights for reproductive rights "Oz knows his position isn't popular," the frontrunner in the 2022 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race says Salon · Sep 1, 2022
News briefs Fetterman rejected a debate with Oz and now the Pa. Senate race is descending further into name-calling Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022
Dr. Oz Campaign Again Mocks John Fetterman Over Stroke: Politics Are Dirty But Have We Sunk To A New Low? Yes, you heard that correctly...a physician is making fun of a man for having a stroke. It seems that Republican Senate candidate and celeb TV doctor Mehmet Oz has stooped to a new low in an effort to rescue his floundering Senate campaign: mocking his opponent’s health. President Franklin D. Benzinga · Aug 31, 2022
Mehmet Oz called abortion ‘murder’ during the Pa. Republican Senate primary, recording reveals PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz called abortion “murder” during a campaign event in May, according to a newly revealed audio recording, using harsher language with conservative supporters than he typically has on the campaign trail. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 31, 2022
Fetterman rejected a debate with Oz and now the Pa. Senate race is descending further into name-calling PHILADELPHIA — An already acerbic Pennsylvania Senate race got even more combative this week after Lt. Gov. John Fetterman said he won’t attend a debate that he and Republican opponent Mehmet Oz were invited to next week. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 31, 2022
Biden and Trump visits have Pennsylvania elections back in the national spotlight PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania and its critical elections are back in the national spotlight this week. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 31, 2022
Fetterman slams Dr Oz’s ‘medical personnel’ on standby offer for first debate as he backs out Fetterman leads Oz in most polling by wide margins The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Oz campaign again mocks Fetterman’s health in Pennsylvania Senate race Democratic frontrunner refuses debate with TV doctor, saying: ‘Dr Oz’s team … think it is funny to mock a stroke survivor’ The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2022
Is Dr. Oz done? Republicans still see a path to a comeback against Fetterman WASHINGTON — Mehmet Oz remains behind John Fetterman in the race for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat 10 weeks until Election Day. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 30, 2022
McConnell flip-flops on Dr Oz and now says he has ‘great confidence’ in GOP Senate hopeful The Senate minority leader has previously said ‘candidate quality matters’ The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
John Fetterman to Biden: Decriminalize marijuana Pennsylvania Lt. Gov John Fetterman is pressing President Joe Biden to decriminalize marijuana ahead of Biden’s visit to Pittsburgh on Labor Day. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 30, 2022
Mehmet Oz says never mind the people he pays to speak for him: ‘I can only speak to what I’m saying’ PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz, the celebrity surgeon and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, suggested Tuesday that voters should listen only to him — and not what his campaign has to say. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 30, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Fetterman campaign calls on Biden to decriminalise weed ahead of president’s Pennsylvania visit ‘I don’t want to hear any bull**** coming out of Dr Oz’s campaign trying to conflate decriminalizing marijuana with seriously harmful crime’
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Dr Oz mocked for posting video of ‘fired up’ crowd that is actually not very enthused ‘The people are apathetic, their movements are mechanical, and it looks like they’re unhappy with what they’ve been paid’
The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2022 Americans are starting to get it: we can’t let Trump – or Trumpism – back in office Republicans have put all their chips on extremism. But voters are sending more and more signals that they’re fed up with it
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 Biden to talk crime, gun control in swing state Pennsylvania President Joe Biden will push for a new ban on assault-style weapons when he talks about his crime prevention plans in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022 Biden heads to Milwaukee and Pittsburgh for Labor Day as midterms campaign heats up President Joe Biden will head to two blue-collar cities, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, for Labor Day as he seeks to build momentum for Democrats as the midterm election campaign enters the home stretch.
Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022 Biden's decision on student loans brings boost to both parties — for totally different reasons PITTSBURGH — In a rare moment of unity between the two major political parties, both Democrats and Republicans in Pennsylvania met with excitement President Joe Biden's decision last week to cancel a large chunk of student debt for individual borrowers.
The Guardian - US · Aug 27, 2022 As Republicans stumble – could Democrats really hold on to the Senate? Republicans need just one seat to regain the chamber, but recent failures mean things are looking up for the Democrats
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022 Dr Oz insists Mitch McConnell’s ‘candidate quality’ comment was not about him They’re not sending their best, at least according to Mitch McConnell
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 New poll: Support for abortion access reaches all-time high in Pa., while Oz and Mastriano continue to trail Fetterman and Shapiro HARRISBURG, Pa. — Support for abortion access among Pennsylvania voters reached an all-time high this month, according to a Franklin and Marshall College poll released Thursday.
Salon · Aug 25, 2022 Abortion, democracy reshaping midterms No, one special election victory doesn't prove anything — but it sure feels like the political winds have shifted
Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022 Carl P. Leubsdorf: Moderates' success continues in Democratic races For the last two campaigns, Republicans have taken advantage of some loud left-wing Democratic voices to falsely label their entire party as embracing neo-socialist policies and such unpopular ideas as defunding local police departments.