{"id":1718371,"date":"2022-10-31T12:03:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1718371"},"modified":"2022-10-31T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:03:41","slug":"pittsburghs-top-newspaper-endorses-oz-sees-through-fettermans-blue-collar-branding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pittsburghs-top-newspaper-endorses-oz-sees-through-fettermans-blue-collar-branding\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh\u2019s Top Newspaper Endorses Oz, Sees Through Fetterman\u2019s Blue-Collar Branding"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fpittsburghs-top-newspaper-endorses-oz-sees-through-fettermans-blue-collar-branding%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=1718371&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 <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/pittsburgh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh<\/a> Post-Gazette endorsed Republican Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/mehmet-oz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehmet Oz<\/a> over Democrat John Fetterman in the heated <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Senate race that has garnered nationwide attention.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/opinion\/editorials\/2022\/10\/30\/pennsylvania-senate-endorsement-mehmet-oz-john-fetterman\/stories\/202210210102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsement<\/a> from the Steel City\u2019s largest newspaper comes one week after Fetterman, the commonwealth\u2019s lieutenant governor who has struggled with cognition following a stroke in May, floundered during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/confident-oz-and-struggling-fetterman-clash-in-pennsylvania-senate-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debate<\/a> between the two nominees. According to the publication\u2019s editorial board, Oz has more effectively proven his willingness to interact with voters, while the status of Fetterman\u2019s health raises significant concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis lack of transparency, however, in refusing to release his medical records is troubling. It suggests an impulse to conceal and a mistrust of the people,\u201d the editorial board wrote of Fetterman. \u201cAll candidates for a major elected office should release their medical records, as did Mr. Oz. If you want privacy, don\u2019t run for public office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The editorial board added that Fetterman wrongly characterized Oz\u2019s \u201clegitimate calls\u201d for him to release health records as \u201cmean-spirited and insensitive.\u201d Gisele Barreto Fetterman, the wife of John Fetterman, likewise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ableist-toward-the-disability-community-john-fettermans-wife-tells-nbc-to-apologize-for-asking-about-his-stroke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rebuked<\/a> an NBC News journalist who reported on his cognitive issues by calling for \u201csome accountability\u201d and labeling her an \u201cableist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among other issues with Fetterman, the editorial board did not go along with Fetterman\u2019s branding as a blue-collar, rust-belt American, noting that \u201cdespite his hoodies and shorts,\u201d he has \u201clittle experience in holding real jobs or facing the problems of working people.\u201d They observed that Fetterman has benefited from his family\u2019s wealth for his entire adult life, which enabled him to make a full-time job of serving as mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/inside-the-blighted-rust-belt-town-where-john-fetterman-was-mayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small Pittsburgh-area town<\/a> that pays its top executive $1,800 per year.<\/p>\n<p>As economic issues are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-midterm-poll-spells-bad-news-for-democrats-on-the-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most pressing<\/a> concern for voters nationwide, residents in energy-rich western Pennsylvania have their eye on the practice of fracking as a means of boosting the state economy. Fetterman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fetterman-called-out-for-attacks-on-fracking-cant-respond-when-asked-why-he-changed-views\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struggled<\/a> during the debate when asked to justify his past opposition to fracking, saying \u201cwith a straight face\u201d that he always supported the technique, as noted by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the editorial board concluded that Oz had \u201cachieved his worldwide fame and success largely through his own talent and determination.\u201d Commending his willingness to spend a significant amount of time listening to voters in poor urban areas, they believe he could continue the \u201cPennsylvania tradition of moderate Republicans\u201d in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re encouraged that Mr. Oz is portraying himself as a unifier who will work with Democrats to get things done for Pennsylvania,\u201d the editorial board wrote. \u201cIt remains to be seen whether he can pull that off, but he has the potential to become an influential, thoughtful and independent senator. Mr. Oz is likable, engaging, extremely smart and a good listener. Yes, he can sound like a smooth-talking salesman, but that may be what it takes to get deals done in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has shifted toward the right in recent years, made waves when it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pittsburgh-post-gazette-endorses-trump-first-time-paper-has-endorsed-republican-since-1972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> President Donald Trump for re-election, marking the first time the outlet had backed a Republican in nearly half a century as the best choice of commander-in-chief for western Pennsylvania. The endorsement of Trump, who endorsed Oz in this cycle, against President Joe Biden also centered upon economic issues crucial for workers in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed Republican Dr.\u00a0Mehmet Oz over Democrat John Fetterman in the heated Pennsylvania Senate race that has garnered nationwide attention. The endorsement from the Steel City\u2019s largest newspaper comes one week after Fetterman, the commonwealth\u2019s lieutenant governor who has struggled with cognition following a stroke in May, floundered during a debate between the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1486988,"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-1718371","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\/1718371","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=1718371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1718371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1486988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1718371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1718371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1718371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}