The 2022 midterm elections will be held on Nov. 8 and will come with several races for the House and Senate that will have to determine which party will go to Congress for the next two years.
Democrats have a narrow majority over Republicans in the House, 221 to 212, and have a 50-50 tie in the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris deciding to vote. All 435 House seats are up for grabs this year, as are 35 of the Senate’s hundred seats.
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Analysts say the House is most likely to lean Republican, but the Senate’s long race has shifted in recent months to become a tie, prompting both sides to move forward until November to clinch the upper chamber.
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Further down the ballot, 36 of the 50 states will have to elect governors, 10 states will decide on their attorneys general and 12 states will decide on their secretaries of state, all very important positions that set out the legislation and how states administer elections.
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) didn’t mince words about Tuesday night’s Pennsylvania debate in which Democratic hopeful John Fetterman’s stroke recovery drew widespread attention.
“Frankly, it’s hard to watch,” Coon told CNN on Wednesday.
But the Delaware senator insisted that Fetterman “is original and will fight to lead families in Pennsylvania. “He pitted the lieutenant governor against his Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz, whom he criticized for his lack of originality.
“You’ll compare that to Mehmet Oz, who looked very comfortable in an adapted suit, who is very smart on TV. But who has obviously expressed his positions on some issues: the one you just mentioned, obviously said, a selection, The reproductive rights of women’s selection also come with elected officials,” he added.
Fettman’s debate functionality was heavily scrutinized due to a series of verbal errors he made in the debate, prompting new questions about his fitness after suffering a stroke in May. To release his medical records, he said his doctors believed he had compatibility to serve as a senator.
Fetterman leads Oz through 1. 3 issues in RealClearPolitics’ latest ballot total, a smaller lead than he had weeks earlier in the race.
Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker has denied assassinating President John F. Kennedy in his latest denial of allegations that he lobbied in 1993 for an abortion.
Appearing alongside Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Walker said he would win his race against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and, in rejecting the new abortion allegations he faces, referred to JFK’s backlog.
“I’ve already told other people it’s a lie, and I’m not going to entertain. . . I also need to let you know that I didn’t kill JFK either. And right now, Senator Warnock, they were crushed. ” — in this debate, and now the Democrats will do and say everything they can to win. . . this seat. But they don’t know Herschel Walker,” Walker said Wednesday. “I’m going to win this seat. “
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Chicago priests have obtained a letter from the Archdiocese of Chicago reminding them to engage in partisan politics as the midterm elections loom.
In a letter sent to Chicago Catholic priests, the Archdiocese of Chicago wrote that, as a devout 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, its parishes, schools, and agencies are “prohibited from participating in or intervening in political campaigns on behalf of, or in opposition to, any political candidate for national, state, or local office. “
“There can be no negotiation on this principle, as a violation of it, in any case, has the perspective of all of us,” the letter said.
The rules state that churches cannot make speeches or denounce a candidate or provide money or data to voters.
This letter comes a week after Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker visited a church in Chicago as part of his trips across the state for his re-election bid. He spoke out against Darren Bailey’s visit, saying it was “too extreme” for Illinois. .
“Darren Bailey will divide Illinois with hateful words and a radical agenda,” Pritzker said. “Let’s be clear, in 2022, hate is in the poll and hate has no standing in Illinois. “
NOTICE: On what issues are not communicated by applicants and parties?It’s worth asking why those disorders turn out to be important.
I don’t remember any candidate speaking out about Islamic terrorism in the 1998 midterm elections or the threat to make an investment in mortgage-backed securities in 2006. Going back in time, I don’t argue much about how to win or lose. War in 1966 or deal with emerging inflation in 1970.
So what are politicians talking about this year?Start with foreign policy. Polls show widespread and unusually bipartisan aid for U. S. aid to Ukraine in opposition to Russian aggression. Activists have shown little interest in challenging the Biden administration’s approach.
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More than a million Georgian voters took part in early voting, surpassing midterm records, according to the secretary of state’s office.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday that Georgians showed up en masse at early polling places two weeks before Election Day. Early voting districts are open statewide six days a week for 3 weeks through November 8. Fifteen Georgia counties are open Sunday for early voting.
“It’s still a lap of honor,” Raffensperger told reporters at a news conference at the state Capitol on Tuesday. “We want to let you know that your vote will be counted and counted accurately, that your vote will be stolen. “
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Officials in Nye County, Nevada, will have to manually count ballots for the midterm elections.
The plan, which is awaiting approval from the state secretary of state, would separate ballots to be counted in 4 to 6 other rooms to prevent you from seeing the full effects of the count. Manual counting will take place alongside classic ballot device counting
Nevada has two “loose” races, according to RealClearPolitics, the gubernatorial and Senate races are among the closest to this midterm cycle.
Nye County joins Cochise County, Arizona, in opting for manual survey counting along with automatic counting.
President Joe Biden will update hopeful Florida Gov. Charlie Crist Tuesday in Miami.
For much of the midterm election cycle, Biden largely refrained from attending large and successful cross-rallies, and some Democrats gave the impression of fearing a crusade with Biden, though the president ignored the reports.
Crist wants to welcome Biden into Floride. Il follows incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rising Republican star, in top polls.
“I am thrilled to register for President @JoeBiden next Tuesday in Miami!Come meet with us as we prepare to mobilize Democrats in every corner of Florida,” Crist tweeted.
A news story has emerged that Georgia Republican Senate Herschel Walker’s hope led her to have an abortion, attorney Gloria Allred said Wednesday.
The woman, known as “Jane Doe,” is believed to have been romantically involved with the former football hero-turned-Republican candidate.
Allred said in a message that he would provide evidence of Walker’s romantic dates and wisdom that the woman was about to terminate her pregnancy.
“All evidence supporting her romance with Mr. Walker will be at the press conference,” she said. The briefing will take place at 2:30 p. m.
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All eyes seem to be on the race in Pennsylvania between Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz. Georgia is also attracting a lot of interest as Republican Herschel Walker aims to oust Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. Seats to be won with an upper house in the balance.
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President Joe Biden’s approval ratings have remained low in the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, swaying the electorate which party is most likely to, and that may come down to those who don’t necessarily like him but don’t hate him either.
About 43 percent of voters said they approved of Biden’s professional performance, with 55 percent disapproving, according to the most recent Politico-Morning Consult ballot released Wednesday. Those who approve of the president said they would be more likely to vote for Democrats in November. , while those who said they “strongly disapprove” lean Republicans.
But for those who only “disapprove a little” of Biden, the numbers become a little more confusing: Nearly a quarter still don’t know who they’ll vote for less than two weeks before the election.
About 15 percent of the electorate said they “disapproved a little” of Biden’s performance, according to the poll. Of those, 44 percent said they planned to vote for Democrats, 35 percent said they would vote for Republicans and 21 percent said they were still undecided.
A recent vote indicates that R-FL Gov. Ron DeSantis is widening his lead over Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in Florida’s gubernatorial race, with a 14-point lead in the University of North Florida’s most recent poll.
About 55 percent of the electorate said they would support DeSantis in his re-election bid, compared with 41 percent who said the same about Crist, giving DeSantis one of his most productive performances less than two weeks before Election Day. An average of all national polls puts DeSantis nine issues ahead of Crist, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Republican hopes in Congress get more firepower less than two weeks before the election.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a political action committee aligned with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), is embarking on an $11 million advertising campaign in 16 districts to encourage Republicans to participate in close races.
Seven of the districts are the ones that President Joe Biden won by double digits, according to PAC. CLF said the recent spending spree brings its total reserve spending to $210 million.
“The CFL continues to raise record sums, which has allowed us to deepen our merit on the map and forced Democrats to make tough decisions,” said CFL Chairman Dan Conston. “Republicans are in a position to win the majority and we will continue to make the investments we want in the final stretch. “
John Fetterman’s crusade team praised his performance during Tuesday’s candidate debate for the Pennsylvania Senate race, noting that he had done “remarkably well” despite technical difficulties with the captioning formula set up to help him at the event.
The debate moderators allowed the use of closed captions so that Fetterman can read and answer questions smoothly due to his symptoms of an auditory processing disorder caused by a stroke he suffered in mid-May. However, Fetterman still struggles to answer some of the questions. their answers, taking long pauses between answers and tripping over sure sentences.
“We’re thrilled with John’s performance,” Feterman’s crusade said a while after the debate ended. “He did remarkably well tonight, especially considering he’s still recovering from a stroke and is behind on full subtitles of errors. “
Migrant crossings to Yuma, Arizona, are at the same rate as usual, with an average of more than 800 people a day passing through this domain alone, according to Samantha-Jo Roth of the Washington Examiner.
Republicans have made the border a centerpiece of their policy message, emphasizing the record number of arrivals at the nation’s southern border, Arizona’s Senate race between Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Republican Blake Masters.
Masters, the Trump-backed Senate nominee, accused Kelly and other Democrats of “returning our southern border” in a debate this month. Meanwhile, Kelly sought to distance himself from President Joe Biden, opposing Biden’s resolve to end Title 42, a pandemic. Trump-era policy that allowed officials to turn away immigrants on the call of public health.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) was seen testing a piano to see if it was tuned during a crusade in Yuma, Arizona, on Tuesday.
The disruption comes less than two weeks before Election Day, when Kelly faces Republican Blake Masters for the Senate seat in Arizona.
A California poll that would impose new regulations on kidney dialysis clinics statewide pitted for-profit dialysis corporations opposing a physical care workers’ union, with collective crusade expenses exceeding $94 million.
Proposition 29 would require the state’s roughly 650 dialysis clinics to have a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant for on-site treatment, in addition to dialysis technicians. Clinics also deserve to report facts about dialysis-related infections and reveal to patients a list of others. that they own at least 5% of the clinic to the state or face sanctions.
Proponents, adding Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, say the proposal would provide patient care, while dialysis clinic corporations say the needs are unnecessary and would place a greater monetary burden on them that could lead to the closure of some clinics.
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There are several swing states in which either side can win the Senate in two weeks, but only two are “consensual” ties, according to a polling research website.
The site 270toWin compiles the notes of several election analysts to create a “composite forecast” of how the Senate race will play out in the country on November 8, and the site discovers that the races in Georgia and Nevada are the two “vomitings”. at this point in the election cycle.
Aggregate notes of political hurdles such as Cook’s political report, Sabato’s crystal ball and internal elections, all of which compare Georgia and Nevada as blows to fate. But some of those analysts also cite other states as incredibly competitive.
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A Libertarian candidate running in the high-stakes race for a seat in the Georgia Senate can force a marquee between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff and disappoint the race if he siphones off enough votes. of the pioneers.
Warnock Walker’s race is one of the most closely watched in the country, and its winner can decide which party controls the Senate next year.
The 2020 presidential election replaced the rules of the game in the once-ruby-red state. President Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump and there were two Senate races in the runoff election.
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If Republican Christine Drazan becomes the first candidate from her party to win Oregon’s gubernatorial race in 40 years, she will most likely have an eccentric independent candidate to thank after Election Day.
That’s because Betsy Johnson, a popular unaffiliated candidate in Oregon’s next gubernatorial race, has fuzzy expectations of who can win and how in a state that opted for a 16-point Democratic president just two years ago.
“I think the fact that she’s running as an independent, rather than the Republican one that she is, is probably helping her because Orepassn doesn’t regularly pass Republican candidates,” said Ross Robbins, a Portland voter who said he supported Democrat Tina Kotek. The Washington Examiner. ” But I also think there’s a sense that other people are a little fed up with how things have gone. “
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HARRISBURG (AP) — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, opened his debate against Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Republican, with a “good night everybody,” providing a heartbreaking, hard-to-see function that raised more questions about his suitability for the Senate than he snorted amid his recovery from a stroke.
Fetterman, 53, tried to take on the “elephant in the room,” his words, head-on at the start of his only televised showdown with Oz in a tight race for a very important vacant Senate seat that could make a decision. the balance of power on Capitol Hill. ” I did an AVC. I never allowed myself that,” the lieutenant governor said.
And Fetterman kept coming back. The lieutenant governor linked his hesitant and verbally confused responses to bitter attacks on Oz, a famed downtown surgeon and veteran TV host whose polishing would likely have eclipsed him even if he weren’t weakened by the effects of a stroke suffered just before winning the May 17 Democratic primary. “He’s on TV and he’s lying,” Fetterman said continuously throughout the showdown, which was broadcast from Pennsylvania’s state capital.
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If you live in Pennsylvania and love crime and poverty and a politician who lies about fracking and doesn’t accept it as true on the Supreme Court, then you deserve to vote for John Fetterman. Otherwise, Dr. Mehmet Oz is the most productive selection for Pennsylvania. electorate in the elections of November 8. Fetterman sometimes seemed unprepared for debate, as Oz conveyed well his vision of what he would bring to Washington if elected senator.
Fetterman’s policies, not his health, were enough to distract the electorate from his candidacy. Between tonight’s incoherent ramblings explaining his positions in the debate and his public support for many radical left-wing policies, Fetterman showed his true colors in front of a live audience. There were no experts or sympathetic media to hide Fetterman’s flaws tonight. Facing his Republican opponent, facing the same tension and prominence as Oz, Fetterman showed that he would be a crisis if elected.
Consider Fetteman’s statements tonight.
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Trump’s crusade reportedly looked to a longtime Virginia Republican for his 2024 crusade.
Sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post that Trump is Chris LaCivita joining his crusade as his crusade manager or senior adviser, and that discussions are already underway. However, no falsified resolution has been reached.
“Thank you for the opportunity, but I don’t comment on the rumors!” said LaCivita to the news outlet in a text message.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (right) and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon met Tuesday night for their final debate, in which issues similar to schools and infrastructure took center stage.
Whitmer is running for office and has been criticized through Dixon for her reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Early voting has already begun in Michigan, two weeks before the Nov. 8 election.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) appeared disappointed by Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-NY) approach to crime in the New York governor’s debate on Tuesday.
Zeldin reiterated his confidence that there was a burglar emergency at the Empire State Building and suggested Hochul lock up the thieves.
“My opponent thinks that right now there is an emergency against polio, but there is no urgency against crime; Other priorities I hear right now from others they represented. . . Halfway through the debate, she still hasn’t talked about locking up anyone who commits crimes,” Zeldin said.
The governor responded to Zeldin’s claim about the crime while wondering his insistence on the issue.
“Anyone who commits a crime under our laws, especially with the substitution we have made of bail, has consequences. I don’t know why it’s so vital to you,” Hochul said. “All I know is that we can do more. “
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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s Democratic Senate nominee is “much worse” than expected, according to a reporter who said she spoke with him recently.
Time magazine senior correspondent Charlotte Alter sent a now-viral tweet criticizing Fetterman after confronting Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, captions to help him understand the questions while still recovering from a stroke in May and questions about his overall health. Sometimes he had trouble, with awkward pauses and stumbled over his words.
“I spoke to Fetterman recently and expected him to be really bad tonight. But it was much, much worse than I expected (and much worse than our one-on-one conversation),” Alter said Tuesday night.
Earlier, the reporter published a thread about expectations for Fetterman’s performance, noting that he was never a “keynote speaker” like former President Barack Obama or Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and insisting that “the Democrat’s strength has been his ability to speak like a general person. “”Opposite to Oz. a long-time TV celebrity.
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President Joe Biden has reportedly ordered the Democratic National Committee to pay $18 million to liven up his party’s campaigns in the House and Senate just two weeks before the midterm elections, as Republicans hope to take one or either house of Congress.
According to CNN, mentioning a Democratic official, ten million dollars would immediately transfer to the Democratic campaign arms of the House and Senate, and another $8 million would be added as a pledge through fundraising efforts.
The infusion of last-chance cash is being signaled as Republicans hope to win key races in states like Pennsylvania and Georgia, and a net gain would give them strength back over the Senate. As far as the House is concerned, Republicans are the heavy favorites. The GOP has an 81 percent chance of winning the House, according to election forecaster FiveThirtyEight.
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Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, the big winner in his Pennsylvania Senate debate on Tuesday, opposed Lt. Gov. John Fetterman two weeks before the midterm elections, according to an instant poll.
Eight to two percent of respondents saw Oz as the winner, 18 percent for Fetterman, according to effects published by WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, a broadcast partner of the event.
It was not long before it became clear how many voters were cast. The survey gave the impression of being closed at the time of publication.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate nominee, raised $500,000 more than an hour after his debate with Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz on Tuesday, according to his crusade manager, Brendan McPhillips.
Fetterman boasted after the debate about the candidate’s performance.
“We are thrilled with the John. Il functionality that was carried out remarkably well tonight, especially considering that you are still recovering from a stroke and that you have delayed subtitles full of errors,” the crusade said, according to a tweet from an NBC News reporter.
Moments after the debate in the Pennsylvania Senate ended, John Fetterman’s crusade sent out a fundraising appeal focused on the attack on the Democrat in mid-May.
“My stroke knocked me down, but I was turned back,” the email reads.
The sentiment is a Fetterman expressed the debate, linking his struggle to recover with the struggles suffered by other Pennsylvanians.
“I just stepped off the debate level in Harrisburg, and I sought to succeed one last time tonight,” Fetterman said in the email. “My stroke knocked me down, but I was turned back. And now he fights for all those in the PA who were overthrown and had to rise again. To address the persistent auditory processing issues the contestant still faces, the host network allowed Fetterman to read the subtitles of the debate in real time.
The debate between Senate hopefuls John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz ended after closing statements, concluding the face-to-face assembly between the two men before Election Day.
The moderator asked the candidates for the Pennsylvania Senate debate if they supported the Supreme Court debate.
“I don’t,” Democrat John Fetterman responded, while stressing that he disagreed with the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court.
“It’s not about making the rules, it’s about detecting where we are,” Fetterman said.
“It would touch on the composition of the Supreme Court,” Mehmet Oz said in reaction to the host.
Oz accused Fetterman of failing to “break” the systematic obstruction, which he called a “dangerously radical movement. “
John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz agreed that college has had too many costs in recent decades, but neither has come up with detailed plans to reduce the costs of higher education.
“We need a fair formula that lowers prices through a higher price for the money we spend, and then ensure a high-quality education that allows other people to make a living after graduation,” Oz said.
“He didn’t answer, surely you didn’t answer the question,” Fetterman replied. “I fundamentally believe that each and every quality public school deserves to be very affordable in each and every state. “
However, the Democrat paused before proposing a plan to cut education costs, prompting a follow-up query from a moderator who said, “How exactly would you do it most for families?”
“I’ll leave it at that, it’s too expensive,” Fetterman said.
Asked if he would accept President Joe Biden’s candidacy for president in 2024, John Fetterman replied, “It’s up to him, and if he chooses to run, he surely would. “
The moderator then asked if there were any Biden management policies he criticized. Fetterman said Biden could do more for inflation. He concluded by saying that Biden is a smart “family man” and defends the union lifestyle.
Dr. Mehmet Oz said he would do it with former President Donald Trump if he ran a third presidential bid in 2024, and said he would be “whoever the Republican Party nominates” as its nominee.
“Donald Trump supported you, he approved of you,” one moderator said. Why don’t you fully dedicate yourself to supporting him in 2024?”
“I would like Donald Trump if he made the decision to run for president,” Oz said. “Okay, but it’s more vital than a single candidate. It’s a much bigger story. “
When asked about immigration, Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz said, “We have a crisis at the border. “
“What legal immigration gives us,” he added, noting that his parents are immigrants, but expressed opposition to illegal immigration.
The entry of drugs across the southern border “makes each and every state a border state,” he said, mentioning fentanyl overdoses.
Oz concluded by saying that John Fetterman to decriminalize drugs.
Asked if the border is secure, Fetterman said, “A secure border can be compatible with compassion. “
Fetterman has emphasized a comprehensive view of immigration and criticized Republican governors for sending immigrant buses across the country, calling it a political stunt.
Democrat John Fetterman defended his criminal record during his tenure as mayor of Braddock and lieutenant state governor.
“I would say I was able to prevent gun violence for five and a half years as mayor,” Fetterman said. . “
Oz pushed, arguing that crime is surging across the state because of Fetterman’s “tough stance against” police funding. The Republican pointed to the endorsements he has earned from the Pennsylvania State Police Association and the Braddock Fraternal Order of Police.
“The little guy from the city he represented criticized me. They annoyed me because what he says is not true,” Oz said.
Candidates for the Pennsylvania Senate debate asked if they supported fracking, to which Dr. Mehmet Oz said he “strongly” supports the practice.
He hit Democrat John Fetterman, saying he opposed pipelines and would moratorium on fracking.
Fetterman, in response, said, “I’m sure I’m fracking. “
“We want independence with energy,” he said, adding that he had “followed that line” throughout his career.
The moderator responded that Fetterman has made conflicting statements about fracking in his career.
Fetterman reiterated that “energy independence is essential” and supports hydraulic fracturing, making sure it has never taken cash from the industry.
Democrat John Fetterman evaded the question of whether he would release his medical records to the public and told debate moderators that his doctor had legalized him to carry out his duties in the Senate.
“I didn’t hear you say that you would publish your entire medical history. Why not?” a moderator asked Fetterman.
“My doctor thinks I have a compatibility to serve, and that’s where I am,” Fetterman said.
The factor comes after Republicans insisted that Fetterman release his medical records after suffering a stroke in mid-May, which the Oz crusade has used as an attack to claim the Democrat is unworthy of serving a six-year term in the Senate. Fetterman published a letter from his doctor last week that legalized Fetterman to work in the Senate, but declined to disclose further details about his condition.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who campaigned as an anti-abortion candidate supporting exceptions for rape or incest, clarified his position on abortion in Tuesday’s debate and emphasized that the federal government deserves not to be involved in those decisions.
The Republican then criticized John Fetterman, accusing him of failing to comply with a “mandatory federal rule” to allow abortion until it is nationally viable. Oz later said he would not ban abortion at the federal level, saying it was his “desire as a physician to interfere with the states’ resolution,” but refrained from explicitly saying he would vote against a proposal by Sen. Lindsey Graham that would impose a federal ban on the procedure.
Fetterman then reiterated his position that it would help the coding of Roe v. Wade. Wade, which would guarantee access to abortion in the country.
The candidates were asked if they supported raising the minimum wage to $7. 25 according to the hour.
Democrat John Fetterman said yes and said he supports a “living wage. “
When asked how he would respond to claims that a $15 minimum wage would put others out of work, he stressed the importance of Pennsylvanians living with dignity.
Dr. Mehmet Oz agreed that the minimum wage should be higher, but said “market forces” were already driving it.
“John Fetterman is pulling too low,” Oz said, adding that his opponent thinks “minimum wage is an allowance from his parents. “
John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz described themselves as disconnected from the electorate in relation to the economic tensions caused by emerging inflation.
“Dr. Oz can’t perceive what it is. It has 10 gigantic mansions,” Fetterman said. We want to fight corporate greed. “
“The irony is that he didn’t pay for his own house,” Oz replied. “Her sister gave it to her for $1 and she couldn’t make a living. “
Democrat John Fetterman opened the debate by calling Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz a “liar. “
“There’s something I call the ‘Rule of Oz,’ that if he’s on TV, it’s a lie,” Fetterman said, stumbling over his problems with his hearing remedy caused by his stroke in mid-May. “He did it in his career on his TV show. He did it in his campaign, lying about our record here. And he’s probably lying in this debate as well. “
Oz hit back, pointing to his lack of enjoyment as a politician as a force “because Washington helps keep messing up. “
Fetterman, who is recovering from a stroke he suffered in May, opened his debate in the evening by saying, “Hello, good evening everyone. “
The debate between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (right) and Republican rival Tudor Dixon is over.
Following a CDC group’s vote to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the recommended vaccination schedule for children and adults, Michigan’s gubernatorial candidates said they would not make it mandatory for students in their state.
“I need to be very transparent about this — it’s a parent’s decision,” said Republican Tudor Dixon. “There will never be a mandate for the COVID-19 vaccine for youth to move into school in a Dixon administration. “
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (R) said she “does not meet the COVID vaccine requirement for children,” before accusing Dixon of peddling conspiracy theories about the vaccine.
Dixon questioned Whitmer’s characterization and noted that he had won the vaccine.
The first and only debate between Senate hopefuls John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, begins now. It’s the first time the hopefuls have come face-to-face since Fetterman suffered a stroke in mid-May, and it’s the last assembly before the electorate heads to the polls on election day in two weeks’ time.
Republican Tudor Dixon said he would support parents to protest suggestive books in school libraries, while Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said it was a ploy by Republicans to separate communities.
“We’re about pornography in schools,” Dixon said.
“What those parents are talking about is not textbooks that help young children get to know each other, it’s books that tell young children how to have sex, and parents are outraged by that across the state,” Dixon said. I’m parents who need to make sure we get back to the basics of reading, writing and math in our schools. “Whitmer said, “We also have a duty to make sure that all young people feel accepted and safe and can be informed and play when they are in school,” adding, “I see politicians seeking to pit communities at odds with each other. It is harmful and it is selfish.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blamed the “three months” of out-of-school children for the COVID-19 pandemic for students who were not meeting educational goals.
“We’ve also had historically demanding situations in recent years, to put it lightly,” he said.
Republican Tudor Dixon disputed Whitmer’s claims that the youths were out of school for 3 months.
“I’m surprised that she thinks schools were only closed for 3 months or thinks she can convince you that schools were only closed for 3 months, but you know more because your students are the ones who are desperately late,” he says.
Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz are expected to face off in their first and likely only debate Tuesday night as they battle for the high-stakes Senate seat in Pennsylvania that will likely determine which party takes Congress in November. .
Tuesday’s debate will be conducted via WHTM, an ABC associate in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The occasion is expected to begin at 8 p. m. Edt.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended her record of inflation against attacks by Republican Tudor Dixon.
“The governor can’t fix global inflation, but what I can do is put more money in his pocket and that’s precisely what we did by running bipartisanly with a Republican legislature,” he said in Tuesday’s debate.
Dixon claimed Whitmer vetoed the bill that would have cut taxes and said, “This governor hasn’t done anything about inflation, but I’d pay him back the cash, I’d make sure we have this children’s tax credit. “
Whitmer denied the accusation and called the law he vetoed a “hoax. “
A giant organization of protesters gathered outdoors in Harrisburg’s debate hallway, where Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz will face off in their first and only debate scheduled for Tuesday night.
The organization was made up of supporters of Fetterman and Oz, with symptoms that read “Stop genocide denial in the US Congress. A citizen of the United States and Turkey, you have come under immense pressure from lawyers, it is not easy for him to take a position on the issue.
Other protesters held signs reading “Aher thief convicted by Fetterman,” a reference to attacks on the Democratic nominee for his stance in favor of releasing detainees who would pose a risk to public safety. Fetterman denied Oz’s claims that he would release a third of all. Pennsylvania inmates.