John Fetterman’s debate on Wednesday night against his Republican opponent Mehmet Oz is causing concern among Democrats.
Posted at 11:26 p.m.
In a debate Tuesday evening, John Fetterman, Democratic candidate for the Senate in Pennsylvania, had to overcome his opponent Mehmet Oz, five months after his stroke, which occurred on May 13.
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Republican candidate for senator in Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz
Listeners were able to see that the 53-year-old Lieutenant Governor still bears the scars of his accident, as he struggled to complete his sentences and find his words. Although he is recovering, it was no surprise to medical professionals.
Mehmet Oz’s team had mocked his opponent earlier in the campaign, claiming he was going to pay for the medical staff needed for Fetterman to take part in the debate scheduled for September.
Democrats have spoken out about Fetterman’s participation in Tuesday night’s debate. Some say it was a mistake. “After the fact, he probably shouldn’t have debated,” former Pennsylvania Governor General Ed Rendell said. But the main thing is that he recovers from his stroke. »
Fetterman was expected to convince the public Tuesday evening that he is fit to take office as a senator, despite his stroke. He also declared after the debate that “something remarkable had happened”, while his campaign allowed him to collect more than 2 million dollars.
“The only way to recover from this, according to Ed Rendell, is for John to get out as much as possible, be seen, be interviewed, and do whatever he can to make people see that he is ready to take his duties”.
“I knew a debate wasn’t going to be easy after I had a stroke five months ago. I don’t think this has ever been done before in American political history. I was knocked down, but I got up. I will fight for everyone [Pennsylvanie] who got knocked down and had to get back up,” John Fetterman wrote on Twitter Wednesday night.
By the way, the Democratic candidate spoke for about ten minutes in front of a crowd of 3,000 people on Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh, before a musical performance by Dave Matthews. John Fetterman is also expected to speak at a Democratic rally next Friday.
According to the average of the polls of the site Five Thirty Eight, John Fetterman leads closely against the Republican Mehmet Oz, or 2.3 points.
With the Associated Press