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KEYSTONE SHOWDOWN: Phony Fetterman Flips, Says 'I Will Debate Dr. Oz'

posted by Hannity Staff - 9.07.22

Finally, John Fetterman has agreed to debate Mehmet Oz.

According to a report from Politico, the senatorial candidates in Pennsylvania will finally face off in a debate in what is shaping up to be one of the closest-watched races of the midterm election.

“We’re absolutely going to debate Dr. Oz, and that was really always our intent to do that,” Fetterman told POLITICO in an exclusive interview. “It was just simply only ever been about addressing some of the lingering issues of the stroke, the auditory processing, and we’re going to be able to work that out.”

From Politico:

Fetterman declined to specify which debate he will attend or provide an exact date for it, though he said it will “be sometime in the middle to end of October” on a “major television station” in the state.

He also said that the campaign is looking at the possibility of using a closed captioning monitor for the event so that he does not miss any words as he continues to recover from his stroke.

“We’re just exploring that,” he said of the closed captioning. “I have every ability to talk about all of these issues and have a full debate. And that’s really just the one lingering issue of the stroke — that some of my hearing was damaged a little bit, but it’s continuing to get better and better and better every day.”

Fetterman has faced increased scrutiny for his reluctance to debate Oz and defend his record of incredibly progressive policy decisions, including the release of more than 1/3 of Pennsylvania’s prison population.

Fetterman was even called out by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“If Mr. Fetterman is not well enough to debate his opponent, that raises serious concerns about his ability to serve as a United States senator,” the Post-Gazette’s editorial board wrote.

“Mr. Oz has raised legitimate concerns. If Mr. Fetterman’s communication skills have not yet recovered sufficiently to effectively debate his opponent, many voters will have concerns about his ability to represent them effectively in Washington. While he has gamely undertaken more campaign events and media interviews in recent weeks, Mr. Fetterman still speaks haltingly and relies on closed captioning to fully understand his conversation partners,” the editorial board wrote.

“Fetterman’s campaign asserts confidently that he will make a full recovery, and that he is doing the hard work — including speech therapy — to accelerate that recovery. That is hopeful and laudable, but stroke recovery is notoriously unpredictable,” the editorial board continued. “The campaign’s early predictions proved optimistic; the more recent predictions of ‘several months’ to a ‘complete recovery’ may prove optimistic, too.”

Sounds like Keystone State voters will know more soon.

More over at Politico:

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