Democrat leads COLLAPSE in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania Senate races
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Democratic leaders in two battlefield states are slipping away for next month’s Senate midterm elections, where progressive candidates are accused of being too progressive.
In Wisconsin, GOP Senator Ron Johnson is now nearly two points ahead of Democrat Mandela Barnes – 48.6 to 46.7 – according to the latest wave of public poll.
In Pennsylvania, recent polls show Democrat John Fetterman went from double-digit lead to just four points ahead of Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, a statistical tie in the race for the seat of GOP Senator Pat Toomey.
If Republicans hold Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, along with all the other states Donald Trump carried in 2020, they would have to turn over one Democrat-occupied seat to take control of the Senate.
In Wisconsin, voters find both the Republican and Democratic candidates ‘too extreme’.
In Pennsylvania, recent polls show Democrat John Fetterman went from double-digit lead to just four points ahead of Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, a statistical tie in the race for the seat of GOP Sen. Pat Toomey
According to a Fox News poll released last week that showed Johnson was 4 points ahead, 44 percent of Wisconsin voters thought Democrat Barnes was “too extreme” — up from 30 percent in August — while 43 percent thought the same about Johnson.
Like Fetterman, Republicans tell voters that Barnes is soft on crime, taking a stance he spotlighted in the primaries against cash bail.
In Pennsylvania, pro-Oz ads targeted Fetterman’s campaign for clemency to head the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. Under Fetterman’s leadership, the number of inmates serving life sentences recommended for parole increased dramatically.
In Wisconsin, GOP Sen. Ron Johnson now nearly two points ahead of Democrat Mandela Barnes – 48.6 to 46.7 – according to latest wave of public opinion polls
Fetterman released a new ad last week featuring Montgomery County Sheriff Sean Kilkenny saying, “I’m tired of Oz talking about John Fetterman and crime. Here’s the truth. John gave a second chance to those who deserved it. Nonviolent offenders, marijuana users. He voted with law enforcement experts nearly 90% of the time. He has reunited families and protected our freedom.’
Fetterman, meanwhile, said he still has auditory processing problems, but has otherwise largely recovered from the major stroke he suffered in May.
“As you know, I had a stroke,” he said at a campaign event in Pittsburgh last weekend. “Oh, and I’m so grateful to be here now, after getting better and better, you know?”
“You know, the only lingering problem I have after that stroke is auditory processing sometimes, sometimes. And every now and then I might miss a word or sometimes, you know, I might get two words mixed up,” he said.
Fetterman then explained his word “mushing” by making fun of his opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who accidentally combined the names of Wegman’s and Redner’s supermarkets in his viral “crudite” video to get “Wegner’s.”
“Let me give you an example. Let’s assume I wanted to shop at Wegmans, and I’m actually in a Redner’s, but I actually think I’m shopping at Wegner’s,” Fetterman said.
“Thought I’d be running errands, I’m at Wegner’s,” Oz said in April’s video maliciously mocking Fetterman for months. Oz complained about inflation in the clip: “Guys, that’s $20 for raw food and this doesn’t include the tequila. This is outrageous and we owe it to Joe Biden.”
‘Dr. Oz never stops reminding everyone that I had a stroke. Yes. In fact, I’m sure there’s probably at least one person here filming it. I’m trying to miss some words on video. What an inspiring campaign for you. Doctor Oz,” he said.
Since the stroke, Fetterman, 53, the current Lieutenant Governor of the state, has withdrawn from questions from the news media at campaign events and still uses captioning on video calls and in some appearances is jumbled up words.
In his most recent speech, Fetterman sometimes struggled over some words and took a number of pauses, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, but showed “general improvement” since the last time he spoke in Pittsburgh on Sept. 5.
On Monday, Fetterman posted a video mocking Oz for selling miraculous fat-burning pills as a famous heart surgeon.