Republican Mehmet Oz accused Democrat John Fetterman of supporting criminals, while Mr. Fetterman said his opponent had moved for personal gain only recently into the state he wants to represent
, as the two Pennsylvania Senate candidates met Tuesday night for their only debate in an election that could decide which party wins control of the Senate.
Mehmet Oz, with an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, narrowly won this spring’s GOP primary.At another point, Mr. Fetterman was asked to square his support for natural-gas fracking, an important economic driver in parts of Pennsylvania, with a. “I do support fracking, and I don’t, I don’t—I support fracking and I stand, and I do support fracking,” he said.
Mr. Oz called Mr. Fetterman too lenient on criminals, the main topic in a barrage of ads that he and allied GOP groups have run in recent weeks. “John Fetterman during this crime wave has been trying to get as many murderers convicted and sentenced to life in prison out of jail as possible,” Mr. Oz said. His comment was a reference to Mr. Fetterman’s role in state government as head of the Board of Pardons, where he has pushed to increase the number of pardons.
Mr. Fetterman responded that he had run for mayor of Braddock, a small borough near Pittsburgh, in 2005 because he was disturbed by gun violence. “And working with the police and working with our community, I would say I was able to stop gun violence for five-and-a-half years as mayor,” he said. “I’m the only person on this stage right now that is successful about pushing back against gun violence.
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