{"id":1711930,"date":"2022-10-26T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1711930"},"modified":"2022-10-26T12:04:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:04:17","slug":"fetterman-raises-1-million-in-three-hours-after-train-wreck-debate-with-oz-campaign-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-raises-1-million-in-three-hours-after-train-wreck-debate-with-oz-campaign-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Raises $1 Million In Three Hours After Train Wreck Debate With Oz, Campaign Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Ffetterman-raises-1-million-in-three-hours-after-train-wreck-debate-with-oz-campaign-says%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=1711930&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--><p>The campaign behind <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman claimed it raised $1 million in three hours following his disastrous debate performance against Republican rival <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/mehmet-oz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Mehmet Oz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-top-democrat-in-u-s-senate-race-in-pennsylvania-hospitalized-after-suffering-stroke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffered a stroke<\/a> days before the primary elections, faltered and provided choppy responses as Oz, a veteran television host, aggressively pressed his opponent. The two candidates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/confident-oz-and-struggling-fetterman-clash-in-pennsylvania-senate-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exchanged blows<\/a> on a variety of topics, from abortion and crime to fracking and inflation, on Tuesday evening as undecided Pennsylvania voters make final deliberations.<\/p>\n<p>The Fetterman campaign, however, said on Wednesday that it had raised $1 million in the aftermath of the debate, which it believes is a sign of grassroots support behind the former Braddock mayor. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that the people of Pennsylvania have John\u2019s back in this race,\u201d Fetterman campaign manager Brendan McPhillips said in a statement. \u201cThey stepped up tonight with a gigantic show of support for John and his debate performance. We\u2019re honored and grateful for the support heading into the last two weeks of the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ArBOzBgA0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ArBOzBgA0k\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-49386\">CLICK HERE TO WATCH ELECTION WIRE FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND POLLING ON THE UPCOMING MIDTERMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Senate contest, which could determine the balance of power in Congress, has been the center of nationwide attention. Both candidates have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/oz-fetterman-fill-their-war-chests-for-key-senate-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filled their war chests<\/a> with sizable fundraising hauls.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Fetterman\u2019s poor showing, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fetterman-faces-fallout-from-disastrous-debate-worst-performance-by-any-candidate-i-have-ever-seen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noticed<\/a> by both conservative and liberal commentators and quickly reflected in betting markets, Fetterman communications director Joe Calvello said that the campaign was \u201cthrilled\u201d with his performance. \u201cHe 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,\u201d he continued. \u201cJohn won countless exchanges, counter-punched aggressively, and pushed back on Oz\u2019s cruelty and attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nexstar Media Group, the company which hosted the debate and livestreamed video across Pennsylvania, strongly rejected the characterization of the accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that Mr. Fetterman is now criticizing the closed captioning process employed by Nexstar during tonight\u2019s debate,\u201d Nexstar Chief Communications Officer Gary Weitman said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertShermanTV\/status\/1585215708128071681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cBoth candidates agreed to the technical set-up for the closed captioning process weeks ago, which was implemented at the request of the Fetterman campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weitman noted that both campaigns were offered the chance to participate in two full rehearsals, although Fetterman chose to only do one. \u201cIn fact, Nexstar\u2019s production team went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the effectiveness of the closed captioning process, and to accommodate several last-minute requests of the Fetterman campaign,\u201d he said. \u201cThe closed captioning process functioned as expected during rehearsal and again during tonight\u2019s debate. We regret that Mr. Fetterman and his campaign feel otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The closed captioning system was intended to help Fetterman with auditory processing delays that stemmed from his stroke. During the debate, however, the nominee did not commit to releasing his medical records or updating the public on his condition. \u201cI believe if my doctor believes that I\u2019m fit to serve, and, and that\u2019s what I believe is appropriate,\u201d Fetterman told moderators when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fetterman-on-why-he-wont-release-medical-records-my-doctors-believe-i-am-ready-to-be-served\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioned<\/a> about his health. \u201cAnd I believe that again, my doctors, the real doctors that I believe in, they all believe that I\u2019m ready to be served.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Noting that Oz spent more than a decade on the airwaves, the Fetterman campaign already acknowledged the disparity between the two nominees and established low expectations for the Democrat in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-isnt-johns-format-fetterman-team-offers-preemptive-excuses-ahead-of-debate-with-dr-oz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emailed statement<\/a> on Monday. \u201cWe are prepared for Oz\u2019s allies and right-wing media to circulate malicious viral videos after the debate that try to paint John in a negative light because of awkward pauses, missing some words, and mushing other words together,\u201d the message remarked. \u201cJohn has had a remarkable recovery, but the ongoing auditory processing challenges are real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As he mentioned during the debate, Oz had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fetterman-promises-he-will-debate-oz-but-does-not-specify-when-and-where\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attempted<\/a> for weeks to bring his opponent to the debate stage, which occurred after many Pennsylvanians had already cast their ballots in early voting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The campaign behind Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman claimed it raised $1 million in three hours following his disastrous debate performance against Republican rival Dr. Mehmet Oz. Fetterman, who suffered a stroke days before the primary elections, faltered and provided choppy responses as Oz, a veteran television host, aggressively pressed his &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1711935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1711930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1711930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1711930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1711935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1711930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1711930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1711930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}