The race in Pennsylvania may well decide control of the upper chamber
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThe stakes are high. In Pennsylvania Democrats have a rare opportunity to poach a Senate seat that could enable them to preserve their narrow majority. The race may well decide control of the upper chamber. Both parties have gambled on unorthodox candidates. Despite winning the Republican nomination, Dr Oz remains unloved by the party faithful, and is a political neophyte untested in a general election.
Whatever thin political profile Dr Oz had before announcing his candidacy was coloured by his affiliation with left-leaning celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, whose show elevated him to fame. Many Republicans found the former television host’s zeal for conservative causes such as draconian restrictions on abortion hard to believe when, in some cases, he had previously spoken in support of the opposite view.
He will have the campaign trail to himself for a while as Mr Fetterman continues his recovery. The Democratic nominee’s health concerns have only grown in the public eye. After initially concealing the full details of his stroke, his campaign eventually disclosed that he also had a pre-existing heart condition called cardiomyopathy, which makes it harder for the heart to pump blood. Mr Fetterman claimed that, foolishly, he had been leery of seeing his doctor, despite not feeling well.
Pennsylvania lifted Joe Biden to victory in 2020 by just over one percentage point, but the president’s net approval rating in the state is now a dismal -14%, according to Morning Consult. Democrats are betting that Mr Fetterman’s down-to-earth demeanour can lift them. “He challenges traditional notions of what political leaders look like,” says Shawn Rosenberg, of the University of California, Irvine.
The Senate campaign committees for Republicans and Democrats have pledged $8m and $3m, respectively, in early advertising. Both sides have reasons to be nervous. How well can a celebrity heart surgeon and current heart patient perform?
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