Democratic Senate candidate has been MIA since suffering massive stroke in May
Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz just fired off the latest shot in a meme-filled campaign that’s already featured Snooki, Step Brothers, and at least one member of the E Street Band.
The Republican doctor’s campaign today launched a mock campaign website lampooning Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D.), who hasn’t held a campaign event since being sidelined by a massive stroke in May. FraudsterFetterman.com shows “Big John” reclining shirtless in a dingy basement. A “View Upcoming Events” button jumps across the screen when hovered over. And in case the point isn’t clear, the site proclaims in bold: “John Fetterman hasn’t attended a public campaign event since May 12th.”
The site is the latest entry into a campaign that has been dominated by memes and Twitter attacks. But Brittany Yanick, Oz’s communications director, is quick to note that there’s a serious issue beneath the jokes.
“John Fetterman…refuses to answer for his dangerous views,” Yanick told the Washington Free Beacon. “Pennsylvanians deserve answers.”
Fetterman, who is reportedly still slurring his speech after his near-fatal stroke, has weathered a number of controversies since withdrawing from the campaign trail. A group of Pennsylvania sheriffs last month wrote to Fetterman urging him to clarify his soft-on-crime positions, which they fear would worsen the state’s crime spike. And the Philadelphia Inquirer this week reported that Fetterman’s parents had long supported him financially, dealing an embarrassing blow to the Democrat’s blue-collar image.
Even without the stroke Uncle Festerman was a worthless candidate. His qualification for Lt. Gov. of PA was being mayor of Braddock, PA, population 1,700 in 2020.
With the stroke he’s been disabled, and his recovery has been halting, at best. Dems would have done well to get him to bow out but they haven’t. Dr. Oz clearly knows how serious the illness is in general but seems to have stayed on the ‘high road’ and focused his attacks on Uncle Festerman’s record, proposals and living off his parents intil his mid 40s. Uncle Festerman’s finally scheduled to be in public in a few days.
PA deserves a Senator who is physically able to do the job. Uncle Festerman ain’t that guy regardless of agenda.