And there was no rejoicing.
Mind you, they’re each pretty much as bad as the other.
And there was no rejoicing.
Mind you, they’re each pretty much as bad as the other.
And John Fetterman hasn’t been exactly forthright about the extent of his heart issues following that stroke he had recently:
Fetterman has told two very different stories about his health
The stroke I suffered on May 13 didn’t come out of nowhere. Like so many others, and so many men in particular, I avoided going to the doctor, even though I knew I didn’t feel well. As a result, I almost died. I want to encourage others to not make the same mistake.
This comes in a statement released late today, Friday. Not sure if this is an attempt to bury it before the weekend or not but I’m concerned this race will be too tight for comfort. Oz should be easily defeated but now it looks like anyone’s race to win.
I don’t think the fact the Fetterman was less than forthcoming about the seriousness of his stroke will hurt him all that much. As the article notes, there have been plenty of politicians who have minimized or flat out lied about serious health conditions.
However, if his health is such that he can’t vigorously campaign, that will be a problem. This race was always going to be close given the partisan divide in Pennsylvania and the difficult national environment for Democrats. Campaigns are arduous affairs, and Pennsylvania Democrats really need a candidate who can keep up.
Exactly. Whether Fetterman can keep up is still an unknown. And not being forthright from the start is not a good look.
The Republican nominee was never going to be easily defeated in an R+3 state with a Democrat in the White House.
Ohio’s more in the running than I would have thought.
I’m not optimistic enough to think it will happen, but this does give me enough optimism to think it might.
I don’t think it will hurt him in the long run. Just one more reason the middle of pa thinks he is one of them. There are many men who would do what he did.
For a generic Republican that is true.
However, Oz is easily portrayed as an interloper and loon so I don’t think that generic +3 automatically applies.
I’m hopeful that oz will not do well in the middle of pa. They don’t like slick or phony. Fetterman fits in better.
I have the same hope. If the health issues become a central part of the campaign that would not be good.
And yet Trump dominated the vote in central Pennsylvania. Twice. The vast majority of those central PA voters will vote for Oz because he has an “R” after his name and because Trump tells them to.
It’s a mistake to underestimate Oz’ chances. He has liabilities, but he also has strengths – money, high name ID, media savvy and Trump’s support. He’s certainly not going to be easily defeated.
I think he might benefit from that (the interloper part) rather than being hurt by it. Mostly in the demographic of white suburban women. Oz is set to pull off the “harmless guy from TV who is a friend of Oprah” that a typical Trump Republican could never do. Being of Turkish decent may also help him avoid being painted with the white supremacy brush that is also becoming more open among the Trumpists.
Well Oz won the primary in a squeaker so I would be interested to know how many of those who didn’t vote for him were turned off by him being of Turkish descent and the fact he held dual citizenship until recently. Same with his pushing of questionable medical practices. I’m not saying they will go to the D side but I think any voters who were uneasy about those things may not be so highly motivated to turn out in the Fall. That could have an impact.
Maybe. But my inner cynic says it will play a minimal role. It’s the old saying “Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line” that I think will keep Oz competitive and, IMHO, makes him at least a slight favorite.
Yes, this was a pleasant surprise to me, too, but as this is a midterm with a D in the White House, and given Trump’s both enduring and appalling strength in Ohio, I just can’t see Ryan pulling it off.
With both Oz and Vance (and Hershel Walker in Georgia), the best thing that Democrats have going for them is that they’re all first-time candidates. I know most people think that any idiot can run for office, but campaigning requires a set of skills and experience that are hard to pick up on the job. I’m sure they’ll all be drowning in political consultants and professional campaign staff, but that in itself can be a curse as clashing egos try to grab the steering wheel. And as much as their campaigns will try to stage manage every public appearance, there’s bound to be some unscripted moments where they’ll have to think on their feet and are more likely to make an unforced error.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Tommy Tuberville got elected to the Senate. That means anyone with more than a brain stem can get elected.
Seems like many big celebs who run for office win. Reagan, Arnold S, Sonny Bono, Jesse Ventura, Al Franken, etc.
Actually, I’m optimistic about Ryan. He’s been going around doing retail politicking in small towns. Meeting with people in small groups and things like that. That’s actually a good way, perhaps the only way, to counter the Republican bubble that most such places are in. I think Fetterman has been doing similar in PA, so I’m optimistic about him too.
Any candidate that just throws TV ads at a purplish state or district is in trouble. You have to get out and do the retail politics or you’re not going to win. And you have to do a lot of it, since you’re only meeting a few people per day. It’s not easy but it’s the only way to win a competitive election.
Incumbent Republican James Lankford is running for re-election in Oklahoma. The GOP primary is June 28.
Incumbent Republican Jerry Moran is running for re-election in Kansas. The GOP primary is August 2.
Now, there’s nothing particularly remarkable about either of these races. Both men will probably win their primaries and be re-elected by wide margins in November.
What is sorta interesting, however, is that a woman named Joan Farr is on both primary ballots. Farr, who lives in Derby, Kansas, previously ran as an independent in the 2014 Oklahoma Senate race.
Farr will likely garner a small, small percentage of votes in each state. It would be humorous, however, if she won both primaries.