Daily News | Key takeaways from the Pa. Senate debate between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz
Until now, most of Fetterman’s public appearances were in stump speeches or media interviews, but this was a full hour facing direct attacks with just 20 or 30 seconds to respond. What remains to be seen is how many people tuned in, and if they found Fetterman’s answers worrying, or just real.While Oz, a surgeon and former daytime talk show host, was a smoother talker, Democrats think he made the most serious fumble of the night, and some critics argued that he came across as smarmy.
Democrats emphasized the “political leaders” part of the response, arguing Oz would allow politicians to interfere with women’s health choices. “There should not be involvement from the federal government in how states decide their abortion decisions,” Oz said.Fetterman said he would support reinstating federal abortion law as it stood under“If you believe that the choice for abortion belongs between you and your doctor, that’s what I fight for,” Fetterman said.