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☆ GOP groups spend $6.2 million in Oz-Fetterman Senate race in Pennsylvania as polls tighten in final two weeks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Mehmet Oz, US Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Two PACs, American Crossroads and the Faith and Power PAC, are respectively pouring $3 million and $3.2 million into Pennsylvania. Both groups are linked to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The spending, first reported by Politico, will fund ads beginning Tuesday that will last through Election Day on Nov. 8, a spokesman for the Senate Leadership Fund told CNBC. It also came days after the Senate Leadership Fund abruptly canceled millions of dollars it had reserved in another Senate race in New Hampshire.

☆ Oz, Fetterman clash early in Pennsylvania Senate debate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pennsylvania Senate Democratic hopeful John Fetterman and his Republican rival Dr. Mehmet Oz came out of the gate swinging Tuesday night in their only debate just two weeks before Election Day. Fetterman, the state's lieutenant governor, in his opening statement said that if Oz "is on TV, he's lying," calling it "the Oz rule." The Democrat is recovering from a stroke he suffered in May and used closed-captioning during the debate. The hourlong debate in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, comes as Oz, the celebrity doctor endorsed by Trump, has closed his polling deficit with Fetterman in the final weeks of the race. The Oz campaign, aided by tens of millions of dollars from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell's PAC, has bombarded Fetterman with ads accusing him of being soft on crime and too far left for Pennsylvania.

☆ Republican gains in key states signal bad news for Democrats ahead of midterms, new polls show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Republican candidates appear to be making gains in the final sprint to the November midterms, with new election forecasts in key swing states and partisan strongholds flashing warning signs for Democrats. Republican Senate hopeful J.D. Even in reliably blue states, Democrats' slim congressional majorities are under threat. The pollster surveyed 649 likely Texas voters between Oct. 16 and Oct. 19, and carries a plus or minus 5.1 percentage point margin of error. Accordingly, Democrats' chances of holding the Senate now look much tighter, according to FiveThirtyEight's tracker.

☆ Pennsylvania GOP Senate nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz has loaned his campaign an additional $1 million, federal filing shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Oz has loaned an additional $1 million to his Senate campaign, according to new FEC filings. Oz, the Republican nominee, has loaned has campaign over $22 million over the course of the race. John Fetterman, raised $22 million from donors in the third quarter of 2022. In total, Oz has contributed $22 million toward his campaign and raised roughly $9 million in the third quarter. Governor John Fetterman, raised $22 million in the third quarter of 2002, according to Federal Election Commission records.

☆ John Fetterman 'has no work restrictions' as he recovers from stroke, PA Senate hopeful's doctor says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

John Fetterman "has no work restrictions and can work full duty in public office" as the Democratic Senate candidate recovers from a debilitating stroke, his primary care physician said. Fetterman suffered the stroke in May, just before winning the Democratic nomination to compete for Toomey's seat. The stroke took Fetterman off the campaign trail for three months. Chen's evaluation of Fetterman "must be crushing news for Oz, who has been rooting against John's recovery and staked his entire campaign on it," top Fetterman campaign aide Rebecca Katz said in a statement. He has no work restrictions and can work full duty in public office," Chen said.

WisconsinDemocrats see Republican Sen. Ron Johnson as a vulnerable incumbent. Barnes has espoused progressive views in office, but his Senate campaign has focused more on pocketbook issues such as inflation and taxes. Vance appears locked in a tight Senate race against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, despite running in a red-leaning state that Trump won handily in 2020. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan's approval ratings have fallen, including among unaffiliated voters who make up a major chunk of the state's electorate. FloridaFormer Orlando police chief and Democratic Rep. Val Demings aims to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.

☆ RNC chair predicts the Senate will be narrowly split following the midterms, Oz will surpass Fetterman, and the GOP will retire Pelosi as House Speaker
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

She also said that the GOP will "retire" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She told Decker she thinks the Senate will be very tight. The RNC chair added she's optimistic about Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, despite him trailing Democratic candidate John Fetterman in recent polling. When asked about the allegations surrounding Herschel Walker, the Georgia Republican nominee for Senate, McDaniel told Decker he's been "very forthcoming" about his struggles with mental health. According to FiveThirtyEight, Republicans are favored to win the House while Democrats are slightly favored to win the Senate.

☆ Biden to host fundraiser with John Fetterman in Philadelphia as Senate race with Dr. Oz tightens
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden will host a fundraiser with Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman in Philadelphia next week, a senior administration official told CNBC on Tuesday. But Oz, a celebrity doctor backed by former President Donald Trump, is still trailing Fetterman, according to polls of the pivotal Senate race. The election in the swing state, where Biden narrowly beat Trump in 2020, could decide which party controls the Senate. Oz's campaign, in a statement on news of the fundraiser, aimed to blame both Biden and Fetterman for high gas prices and crime. "The Biden-Fetterman agenda has given us higher prices at the pump and more-dangerous streets," said the statement from Oz campaign spokeswoman Brittany Yanick.

☆ With Control of the Senate in Play, These Are the Races to Watch
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Lauren Leatherand Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

With the Senate knotted at 50-50 for each party, Republican control is only one seat away. But recent fumbles by Republican candidates in New Hampshire, Georgia and Arizona have made finding those two winnable races more difficult. Then came the accusation that Mr. Walker, a staunch opponent of abortion, paid for an ex-girlfriend's abortion, and the race turned upside-down. Cook Political Report still rates the contest a tossup, but the new allegations have given Mr. Warnock an edge and put Mr. Walker on the defensive. The Democrats’ best chance to pick up a Republican seat is in Pennsylvania , where Senator Patrick J. Toomey is retiring.

☆ Dr. Oz accused of 'money grab' as settlement talks fail in ugly inheritance battle
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dr. Oz is fighting his Istanbul-based sister over the rental income from two Manhattan apartments. The TV doctor-turned-Senate candidate is making a 'money grab,' his sister's lawyer said Thursday. "While Nazlim claims that Dr. Oz has cut off her distributions, it in fact appears that she was never receiving any distributions," Cohen said. "The discussions were preliminary," the lawyer for Nazlim Oz said when asked about the settlement talks. The lawyer for Dr. Oz did not respond to a request for comment.

☆ Dr. Oz is getting dragged on Twitter for saying his Democratic opponent John Fetterman looks like he's 'kicking authority in the balls'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz is getting mocked on Twitter after his insult backfired. Oz took a jab at Fetterman, saying his wearing of hoodies made him look like "the man." Some Twitter users said Oz's insult was more of an unintended compliment. Another user wrote that Oz "continues to be John Fetterman's best campaigner." Fetterman responded to Oz, saying he knew "politics can be nasty" but could "never imagine ridiculing someone for their health challenges."

☆ John Fetterman explains the meanings behind his tattoos: 'I get that etching art permanently onto your body isn't how most politicians would express their connection to their communities'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fox News Host Tucker Carlson took shots at John Fetterman earlier this month over the candidate's tattoos. Fetterman responded by talking about the meanings behind his body art. John Fetterman and his tattoos earlier this month, the Senate candidate responded to Carlson's insults in an NBC News op-ed published on Sunday. "Gun violence and violent crime might be a joke to someone like Carlson, but they are very real to people in towns like Braddock," Fetterman wrote. Fetterman acknowledged that "etching art permanently onto your body isn't how most politicians would express their connection to their communities."

☆ Campaigns spend over $6.4 billion on ads for 2022 elections, making race one of the most expensive ever
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

They've spent almost $46 million on Google ads over the last 30 days, according to the search engine's data. The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that backs House Republicans, has spent $1.32 million over the past month on Google ads. Democrats have jumped in with spending millions on Google ads over the past four weeks, records show. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, a campaign arm for Senate Democrats, has spent just over $1 million in Google ads during that time frame. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which acts as the campaign arm for House Democrats, has spent an almost equal amount on Google ads.

☆ Lindsey Graham's abortion ban bill baffles some Republicans as Democrats sharpen attacks in key midterm races
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Graham's bill has virtually no chance of passing the current Congress, where Democrats hold slim majorities in the House and Senate. Some Republicans, including GOP candidates in pivotal Senate races, have backed Graham's new proposal. But other top Republicans either refused to back Graham's bill or expressed a belief that individual states should set their own abortion laws. "With regard to abortion, Democrats are clearly focused on abortion," he added. As Graham's bill brought a renewed focus to the issue, Democrats pounced.

☆ Pennsylvania Senate candidates Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman are trading barbs over each other's personal wealth: 'Get off the couch John!'
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-18 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman are feuding on Twitter over each other's personal wealth. In reply, Oz said he bought the homes with his own money and that Fetterman "lived off" his parents. In a testy exchange on Twitter, Fetterman and Oz traded barbs about each other's personal wealth. 2 homes," Oz tweeted. This week, Fetterman needled Oz when the latter messed up the name of the grocery store Wegmans, calling it "Wegner's" instead.

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