Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman’s string of campaign mistakes has fueled questions about his suitability for office.
Fetterman suffered a stroke in May and his gradual return to the campaign has been marred by verbal missteps and mistakes.
” [Philadelphia] The Eagles are so much better than the Eagles!” Fetterman told the Philadelphia crowd late last month.
The FETTERMAN campaign appears to be calling for all convicted second-degree murderers to be “free.”
Fetterman recently told MSNBC host Chris Hayes, “I’m doing great things. It’s not about kicking the ball into power or anything.” I mixed up the phrase “kicking authority with the ball”, which is how Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz described Fetterman.)
“And make sure you take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. The only thing you have is your record.
Fetterman’s stumbling block provides plenty of ammunition for making Republicans question his suitability for office.
Fetterman spoke at a Pittsburgh rally earlier this month about recovering from a stroke when he took aim at Oz.
“You know, I had a stroke,” Fetterman told the crowd. “Oh, I’m so grateful to be here today.
“As you know, sometimes the only lingering problem after a stroke is auditory processing, and sometimes we miss a word or mumble two words together,” says Fetterman. I was. before bringing up the Oz video his campaign mocked all summer long.
FETTERMAN deals with strokes, target DR. Oz at Pittsburgh rally: ‘Sometimes you might miss a word’
Fetterman has been criticized for not being public about his health condition after suffering a stroke in May. It raises questions about whether the
Brittany Yanick, Communications Director at Oz, said: Bridging Fetterman’s Gap “On KDKA radio, John Fetterman vowed many times not to be on the heart transplant list,” he told Fox News Digital during the highly-watched toss-up race.
“If he’s willing to tell journalists that he doesn’t need a heart transplant on record, what’s the big deal in releasing his medical records to back it up?” Yannick said. rice field. “Fetterman already hid the fact that he had atrial fibrillation when he ran for lieutenant governor and during the Democratic primary for the Senate, so how can we take his word for it now?”
“The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette asked both candidates weeks ago to release their medical records. Oz released his. Why didn’t Fetterman release?” she said. continued. “It’s strange and strange that he hasn’t done it yet. What is John Fetterman hiding?”
Joe Calvello, spokesman for Fetterman’s campaign, said in a statement to Fox News Digital, “As we have said many times, John is in good health and has hearing processing issues that his doctors expect. is still lingering,” he said.
“John has already released a letter from a cardiologist, had a candid letter directly from himself about his stroke, and spoke candidly about his health in the local and national media,” Carvero continued.
“Unfortunately for Dr. Oz and the poor Republicans who are desperately rooting for him in his recovery, John is getting better by the day and has entered the race to become Pennsylvania’s next Senator. We will win,” he added.
Fetterman’s health remains a central theme in the race into November, according to the Associated Press, and even the White House is nervous about the topic.
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Pennsylvania Democrats are still rising in the polls against their Republican opponents, but with Keystone’s shades of purple, it’s everyone’s ballgame.
Thomas Phippen of Fox News Digital and Associated Press contributed to the report.