{"id":2351826,"date":"2024-10-07T18:34:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T22:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-new-jersey-senate-candidate-explains-medical-episode-during-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T18:34:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T22:34:50","slug":"gop-new-jersey-senate-candidate-explains-medical-episode-during-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-new-jersey-senate-candidate-explains-medical-episode-during-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP New Jersey Senate candidate explains medical episode during debate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fgop-new-jersey-senate-candidate-explains-medical-episode-during-debate-washington-examiner%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=2351826&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>In a \u2062recent debate in New Jersey, Republican Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw experienced a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-say-mcconnells-leadership-future-unclear-in-next-congress\/\" title=\"Uncertainty looms over McConnell&#039;s leadership in upcoming Congress, say Senate Democrats.\">medical \u2062episode<\/a> in which he froze \u2062and slurred his words. He later explained on social media\u200d that he had been campaigning all day without eating, which contributed to his condition. During the 90-minute debate with Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ),\u2062 Bashaw had to step\u2064 away for about 10 minutes to \u2064recover before successfully finishing the debate. Kim expressed concern for Bashaw during the\u200b episode, prompting the debate moderator to suggest a \u200ccommercial \u200bbreak to address the situation. Bashaw reassured his followers afterward, \u200cexpressing excitement about joining his campaign team for a post-debate pizza party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP New Jersey Senate candidate explains medical episode during debate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1706532\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Jersey<\/a> Republican Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3046686\/gay-new-jersey-republican-hopes-flip-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Curtis Bashaw<\/a> took to social media to confirm that he froze during his recent debate with Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) because he &ldquo;never stopped to get a bite to eat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The two men were squaring off Sunday during a 90-minute debate when Bashaw began slurring his words and stopped speaking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was out campaigning all day, and I never stopped to get a bite to eat,&rdquo; Bashaw said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bashawforsenate\/status\/1843110764086960234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> to X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you all for the well wishes! I was out campaigning all day, and I never stopped to get a bite to eat. Excited to eat pizza with my fantastic volunteers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debate-takes-frightening-turn-as-senate-candidate-suffers-medical-episode-onstage\/\" title=\"Debate Takes Frightening Turn as Senate Candidate Suffers Medical Episode Onstage\">post-debate party tonight<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RobZOgo4nP\">https:\/\/t.co\/RobZOgo4nP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Curtis Bashaw (@Bashawforsenate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bashawforsenate\/status\/1843110764086960234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After Kim rushed over to his GOP opponent&rsquo;s podium to ask if he was ok, the moderator told the audience, &ldquo;I think maybe we need to take a commercial break and address some issues here on the stage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bashaw left the stage for about 10 minutes to recuperate from the medical episode before returning to the podium to finish his debate with Kim successfully.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got so worked up about this affordability issue that I realized I hadn&rsquo;t eaten so much food today,&rdquo; he told the audience. <\/p>\n<p>In later remarks to reporters, he added, &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s 73,000 miles on the car since January 2023 and working really hard.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Jersey Republican Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw, left, speaks to reporters after the first debate in the Senate race against Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), not pictured, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Nutley, New Jersey. (AP Photo\/Mike Catalini)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The debate, which was the first between the two men, comes as the GOP looks to flip the Senate seat on Election Day. The Democratic Party holds a razor-thin, two-seat majority in the upper chamber.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a gay Republican who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-defends-very-catholic-biden-against-far-right-bishops-set-to-rebuke-him-over-abortion\/\" title=\"WaPo Defends \u2018Very Catholic\u2019 Biden Against \u2018Far-Right\u2019 Bishops Set To Rebuke Him Over Abortion\">supports abortion rights<\/a>, Bashaw is somewhat of an anomaly as a GOP candidate. He currently trails Kim by under four percentage points, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/elections2024.thehill.com\/new-jersey\/new-jersey-senate-kim-bashaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling<\/a> by the<em> Hill<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Interim Sen. George Helmy (D-NJ) is filling the New Jersey seat ahead of November after former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) resigned from the Senate in August over corruption charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1706532\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1706532\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw explains debate freeze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2351827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bashaw.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3896,6203,42520,33096,33580],"class_list":["post-2351826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debate","tag-gop","tag-medical-episode","tag-new-jersey","tag-senate-candidate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bashaw.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351826","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}