Even CNN panel has doubts about John Fetterman: Former Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent and liberal commentators raise concerns....
DAILYMAIL.COM ^ | 26 October 2022 | By HARRIET ALEXANDER and NIKKI SCHWAB
Posted on 10/26/2022, 2:45:04 AM
Charlie Dent, a former Republican congressman for Pennsylvania, said he was 'astounded' and 'stunned' by Fetterman's poor performance, while Alyssa Farah Griffin, Donald Trump's former communications director, said she found it 'painful to watch'.
Liberal commentators raise concerns about Senate hopeful's 'confused' post-stroke debate performance against Dr. Oz
John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz on Tuesday night held their one and only debate in their race for Pennsylvania Senate
Fetterman, 53, had a stroke on May 13 and referenced his condition immediately on Tuesday, calling it 'the elephant in the room' While some praised Fetterman for his bravery in participating in the debate, others - even Democrats - expressed concern David Axelrod, Obama's former senior advisor, said the debate 'did not help' Fetterman, while CNN's panel agreed that the Democrat failed to shine Chris Cuomo, host of a NewsNation show, said that Fetterman 'struggled' and his fitness for office was 'going to be on the table'
John Fetterman's debate performance on Tuesday night was greeted with dismay by many of his sympathizers - with a CNN panel widely panning the Democrat hopeful Chris Cuomo saying he 'struggled' and Barack Obama's former senior adviser saying Fetterman 'did not help' his cause.
Fetterman, 53, had a stroke on May 13, and has fought to regain his strength, telling voters that he was making great strides but was still suffering some lingering speech and auditory impediments.
In advance of the debate - the only one for the Pennsylvania Senate race - Fetterman's campaign had tempered expectations, saying there would be 'awkward pauses' and 'delays and errors,' because the Democrat would be reading closed captioning due to his auditory processing issue.
Incumbent lieutenant governor, Fetterman had likely hoped for some support from CNN's panel, but the verdict was damning.
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