Sensing a threat in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, Donald Trump issued a warning Thursday that surging Republican candidate Kathy Barnette would threaten the GOP’s chances of holding the seat in November and urged voters to back his pick, celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz.
The former president’s statement echoed growing panic among his allies and Barnette's rivals over herBarnette "will never be able to win" in a general election matchup against Democrats, Trump said in a statement, adding that Oz "is the only one" who can defeat the Democratic nominee.Democrats are deciding among a four-person field including the state's elected lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, three-term U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.
Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary had been primarily an expensive duel between Oz, best known as the host of daytime TV’s "The Dr. Oz Show," and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.A new InsiderAdvantage poll shows a tight race between Dr. Mehmet Oz, Kathy Barnette and Dave McCormick for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. With a quarter of voters still undecided, a win is possible for any of the top candidates.
Then, a surprise Fox News poll released Monday suggested a tight, three-way race with Barnette, who, if elected, would be the first Black Republican woman to ever serve in the U.S. Senate. The poll found 22% of GOP primary voters supported Oz, with McCormick and Barnette bunched together at 20% and 19%. About one-fifth of voters, or 18%, said they were undecided.
Before Thursday, Trump had been silent about Barnette, only attacking McCormick. That changed swiftly after key endorsements for Barnette in recent days that reflect concerns in some conservative and pro-Trump circles that Oz doesn’t sufficiently reflect their views on abortion, guns or the culture wars against Democrats.MORE ELECTION HEADLINES
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