For Republicans and Democrats, the equation is relatively simple: barring a major surprise, the party that wins two out of three seats between Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania should control the Senate after the November 8 midterms.
And in Pennsylvania, Democratic candidate John Fetterman, who is recovering from a stroke, had a difficult evening on Tuesday during the debate against Republican Mehmet Oz, a TV star doctor close to Donald Trump.
John Fetterman, a 2-meter tattooed colossus who had traded in his hoodie for a suit, had to reassure voters about his state of health and his cognitive functions, five months after a stroke that almost killed him.
He had agreed to participate in a single televised debate, on the condition that the questions be transcribed in writing in real time, because he still suffers from an auditory processing disorder and sometimes has difficulty finding his words orally. , according to his doctors.
" Good night "
Fetterman tripped over the entrance mat, starting with "Good night everyone" instead of "good evening."
Wishing to "burst the abscess", he announced the color: "I had a stroke, he (Mehmet Oz) never misses an opportunity to remind me of it.
Maybe I'll use one word instead of another.
It made me falter, but nothing's gonna stop me from getting up and fighting for Pennsylvanians."
FETTERMAN: "We all have to make sure that everyone that works is able to, that's the most American bargain...you should be able to live in dignity as well true."
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As advertised, he often got tangled up, with confusing or incomplete answers.
Above all, he refused to commit to publishing his medical file, simply reaffirming that he had been declared "fit" by his doctor.
Asked by moderators to explain his shift in stance on fracking in an industrial state that still relies heavily on gas, Fetterman was slow to respond, repeating, "I'm in favor of fracking, I am not… I am in favor of fracking”.
Fetterman is asked about previously saying he wanted to eliminate fracking:
"I support fracking and I don't I support fracking and I stand and I do support fracking."
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Mehmet Oz gaffe on abortion
Very comfortable on a TV set, where he made a fortune with his talk show, Mehmet Oz, he took care not to shoot the ambulance.
Attempting to make a centrist turn, he nevertheless committed a major blunder, assuring that abortion was between "a woman, her doctors and local elected officials", a formula immediately taken up in Democratic spots targeting undecided voters in the
suburbs
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In early August, Fetterman was up to 9 points ahead in the polls.
But the race has tightened in recent weeks, and the Democrat has only one point of margin.
With this debate, the “momentum” could well be reversed a little more.
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