{"id":1711250,"date":"2022-10-26T07:59:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1711250"},"modified":"2022-10-26T08:04:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:04:59","slug":"journo-who-said-to-lower-expectations-of-john-fetterman-says-he-did-way-worse-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journo-who-said-to-lower-expectations-of-john-fetterman-says-he-did-way-worse-than-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Journo Who Said to Lower Expectations of John Fetterman Says He Did Way Worse Than Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjourno-who-said-to-lower-expectations-of-john-fetterman-says-he-did-way-worse-than-expected%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1711250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/26080458\/90-104\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/midterms-2022-pennsylvania-senate-fetterman-oz-debate\">debate performance<\/a> by <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Lt. Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\">John Fetterman<\/a>, the Democratic candidate for Senate, was &#8220;much worse&#8221; than expected, according to a journalist who said she recently spoke with him.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Alter, a senior correspondent for <i>Time <\/i>magazine, sent a now-viral tweet critiquing Fetterman after he faced off against Republican <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dr-oz\">Dr. Mehmet Oz<\/a>, using closed captioning to help him understand questions as he is still recovering from a stroke in May and questions swirl about his overall health. He struggled at times, with awkward pauses and stumbles over his words.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/midterms-2022-updates-live-coverage-november-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MIDTERMS 2022 LIVE: UPDATES FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AHEAD OF CRUCIAL ELECTION<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spoke to Fetterman recently, and I expected him to be very bad tonight. But he was much much worse than I expected (and much worse than in our one-on-one conversation.),&#8221; Alter said Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the journalist <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlotteAlter\/status\/1584965567492284416\">posted a thread<\/a> tamping down expectations for Fetterman&#8217;s performance, noting that he was never a &#8220;masterful orator&#8221; like former President Barack Obama or Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and insisting that the Democrat&#8217;s &#8220;strength has always been in his ability to talk like a normal person&#8221; versus Oz, a longtime TV celebrity. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My take all in one place:<br \/>1) Fetterman was already a very bad debater pre-stroke<br \/>2) I spoke to him recently, and his communication in our one-on-one conversation was much clearer than what we saw tonight<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlotte Alter (@CharlotteAlter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharlotteAlter\/status\/1585079574588665857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2022<\/a>\n             <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Facing blowback for her apparent turnaround, Alter added to her post-debate tweet her &#8220;take all in one place&#8221; \u2014 that Fetterman &#8220;was already a very bad debater pre-stroke&#8221; and &#8220;I spoke to him recently, and his communication in our one-on-one conversation was much clearer than what we saw tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fetterman&#8217;s own team sought to temper expectations before the debate, releasing a memo to reporters that cited his &#8220;lingering auditory processing challenge,&#8221; and said, &#8220;We\u2019ll admit \u2014 this isn\u2019t John\u2019s format \u2026 [i]f we\u2019re all being honest, Oz clearly comes into Tuesday night with a huge built-in advantage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In a memo sent to reporters, the Fetterman campaign seeks to lower expectations for tomorrow\u2019s debate with Oz: \u201cWe\u2019ll admit \u2014 this isn\u2019t John\u2019s format \u2026 if we\u2019re all being honest, Oz clearly comes into Tuesday night with a huge built-in advantage.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/21CCMGGvbI\">pic.twitter.com\/21CCMGGvbI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Holly Otterbein (@hollyotterbein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hollyotterbein\/status\/1584567680677601280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2022<\/a>\n             <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the debate, Fetterman <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/fetterman-dodges-question-release-of-medical-records\">refused to commit<\/a> to releasing his medical records when asked but did exclaim, &#8220;My doctor believes I am fit to be serving, and I believe that is where I am standing.&#8221; After the event, his <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikememoli\/status\/1585083172924321793\">campaign said<\/a>, &#8220;We are thrilled with John\u2019s performance. He did remarkably well tonight \u2014 especially when you consider that he\u2019s still recovering from a stroke and was working off of delayed captions filled with errors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debate performance by Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. 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