Posted on 07/26/2022 11:28:15 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
His opponent, Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz, is spending his time far below the radar. Nowhere now are the endless ads that were the hallmark of his primary campaign this spring. That volley of attacks between him and rival David McCormick, which drove his approval ratings into the ground, has given way to the unglamorous but essential work of driving across the state, county by county, listening to voters' concerns.
Some Democrats and reporters have been lulled into believing because Oz is not on the air, he must not be doing anything. But just because a candidate is not on the air doesn’t mean he isn't doing the things you have to do to win a race. In truth, Oz is doing all of the things Fetterman currently cannot do. He is attending business roundtables, meeting with trade groups and unions, and walking through small towns, suburbs, county fairs, and parish festivals.
To date, he has logged over 2,500 miles on the state's roads and held over 50 campaign events in 20 counties; in a state like Pennsylvania, that is how you win a competitive race.
The challenge Oz faces outside of improving his negatives is that he has no natural base in the state. This means he needs to keep doing what he is doing; it is exhausting and grueling, but certainly not impossible.
Fetterman leads Oz in the race for the seat by 6 points in a recently published AARP poll. The result shows the race tightening from a USA Today poll earlier that had Fetterman leading by 9 points.
Fetterman has never run head to head against a Republican opponent. He faced no Republican challenger in the city of Braddock in his run for mayor. He lost a Senate primary race to another Democrat in 2016.
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Is Fetterman even alive at this point? Haven’t seen or heard anything about him.
Oz sucks. Another crap personnel decision by Trump.
Oz will take it...he does have charisma....and will likely pick up a lot of the women’s vote. Fetterman seems like a bully...but maybe it’s just his size. Regardless....he’s a Dem through and through and I would definitely go for Oz. Don’t know what the Dem/Repub registration shows.
But a tattooed BernieBot sucks worse!
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Georgia are all the Republican’s to lose. Never underestimate their ability to blow it.
[Fetterman seems like a bully...but maybe it’s just his size.]
His advantage is with the women. They have followed him for years, he has been a steady presence in their home, his face greets them on the magazines at the checkout stand at their grocery stores. The men will vote for him because the alternative is a socialist.
Dems have half a mil more registered voters than Repubs. No part = 1.3 mil....so it’s anyone’s game. Get out and vote!!
His appearance is definitely not the typical “pretty boy” Dem.
Agreed, but I think Fetterman the goon will win.
Hopefully Mastriano wins and replaces a deceased Fetterman…
I suggest you submit this to the Onion, the Babylon Bee, or CNN, whichever #FakeNews outlet contacts you first.
Despite the closeness of the only poll (2 months old) which showed a close race in Ohio, I don’t think the Republicans are going to blow that one. Ryan pretends at being a moderate, RINO voters (ones who preferred Dolan or Timken in the primary) may flock to him out of spite, and this race was always likely to be much closer than most expected.
As far as people who think a Democrat can’t POSSIBLY win in Ohio, how quickly they have forgotten 2008, 2012 and 2018. But Vance should win, maybe even by 10 points or so.
Georgia and Pennsylvania (and Wisconsin) are quite another matter, though.
Oz is another Romney. But Fetterman is another Lenin.
The choice is painful, yet obvious.
Anyway, you’re right about Trump in this case. For some reason he decided to back Romney 2 in the primary. And then that dolt Hannity went right along with it.
I think the goon wins too.
There will be at least one hundred thousand Kathy Barnette supporters who will NOT vote for the Islamist Oz. They will vote third party, leave the selection blank or sit this one out. Under NO circumstances will they vote for the carpetbagging, Muslim anchor baby.
The choice isn’t obvious. We’ve been taking it in the shorts for decades.
I’m not voting for Oz. I’m going to write in Barnette.
Vance is in the news again for past comments that make him look like he's criticizing women for leaving abusive relationships. His fundraising is pathetic. And he's running, by many accounts, a bad campaign. This was never going to be a cake-walk for any candidate. Going with a candidate who has never run for office before was a risky proposition to begin with. Vance may well win - Ryan could make a major mistake himself - but he's got to find his 'A' game somewhere soon and stick with it.
“His advantage is with the women.”
Oz will absolutely NOT win the female vote, but maybe he’ll lose it by a little less than is customary. If so, perhaps that will be enough to win a close race.
Assuming any Republican CAN win a “close race” anywhere, particularly here in PA.
People like you are the reason you’re taking it in the shorts. Too much of a narcissist.
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