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He said there was no recent precedent in Pennsylvania for debates in September, dismissing an Oz attack that he had ducked a debate this week proposed by a Pittsburgh TV station. Fetterman said he would debate Oz in mid- to late October, with details to be worked out. On Wednesday, Fetterman, who acknowledges ongoing “auditory” and language issues since his stroke, agreed to debate Oz after weeks of needling criticism by Oz and his allies. The Fetterman campaign has found itself in the unusual position of playing defense after seeming to get the better of Oz for months with social-media attacks about his New Jersey mansion and penchant for “crudités.” While the response to Oz at the former president’s rally Saturday was largely more receptive, some jeers of “RINO,” a conservative insult meaning Republican in Name Only, could be heard.īarney Keller, a spokesperson for Oz, said the latest public polling predated the campaign’s messaging “about Fetterman dodging debates.” Keller added that internal polling showed Oz “fully consolidating Republicans and making excellent progress” with independents and some Democrats. Some in the crowd at a Trump rally in May booed Oz, reflecting the views of certain Republicans that he is not conservative enough. The challenge for Oz is coalescing that Republican base.īoth recent polls showed him winning only 77% to 78% of Republican voters, compared with Fetterman winning close to 9 out of 10 Democrats. “You hold your Republican base, and you get close to 60% of the independents.” “You run to the right of Democrats on social issues, especially in the western part of the state, which helps you get conservative Democrats,” Nicholas said. He led in late August with those voters in the two surveys - by 10 percentage points in a Susquehanna Polling and Research survey and by 12 points in an Emerson College Poll.Ĭhristopher Nicholas, a Republican consultant in the state, said there was a model of how a Republican candidate wins a statewide race in purple Pennsylvania. One reason may be that some independent voters are breaking for Oz. Fetterman’s double-digit lead in the polls at midsummer has shrunk to single digits in two surveys late last month. Oz has sought to put his campaign on a more aggressive footing as polls show a tightening race in Pennsylvania, a battleground state. On Thursday afternoon, Oz is set to hold a town hall-style event with Nikki Haley, a former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor. Toomey on Tuesday, Oz made clear he would have certified President Joe Biden’s election as president.
Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York TimesĪt the same time, after rallying with former President Donald Trump over the weekend, Oz has been taking steps to shore up his support among moderate Republicans and independents.
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