Daily News | John Fetterman rallies at Temple University days after halting debate performance
With the neck-and-neck U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania entering its final days, a determined-sounding Democratic nominee John Fetterman took aim at Republican opponent Mehmet Oz at a campaign rally on the Temple University campus Saturday, and also acknowledged his stroke-related language difficulties.
Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor, asked how many of the 300 people in the enthusiastic North Philadelphia audience had been through a serious illness or had a relative who had. Many raised their hands.Election Day is coming. Are you ready? Get our free PA 2022 newsletter in your inbox and you will be.
As he and his supporters have throughout the campaign, Fetterman talked about Oz’s wealth, his New Jersey ties, his connection to former President Donald Trump, his television-doctor persona, and his statement during the debate that local politicians should have a say in the abortion issue.Others speaking at the rally included City Council President Darrell Clarke, Pastor Darren McKinney of Bright Hope Baptist Church, and State Rep.
“He did brilliantly. I think he sounded excellent,” said Caroline Turner, a Philadelphia lawyer. She recalled an incident when Trump called a town in California by the wrong name.“There were so many mistakes he made.”