Leading Pennsylvania Democratic candidate John Fetterman hospitalized for stroke days before primary
2 years, 7 months ago

Leading Pennsylvania Democratic candidate John Fetterman hospitalized for stroke days before primary

Salon  

John Fetterman, the Democratic Lt. Recent polls show Fetterman, the most progressive candidate in the race, outpacing corporate-friendly Congressman Conor Lamb and State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, also more aligned with the party's establishment wing. "As I said at the first debate, John Fetterman is an incredible family man," said Kenyatta, "My prayers are with him and his family as he recovers from this stroke. Fetterman and Gisele also posted a video Sunday afternoon which was filmed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital where Fetterman received treatment from what he described as "the kick-ass staff and doctors": "The good news is I'm feeling much better, and the doctors tell me I didn't suffer any cognitive damage," Fetterman added in his statement. Despite acknowledging the need for some rest, Fetterman said "our campaign isn't slowing down one bit, and we are still on track to win this primary on Tuesday, and flip this Senate seat in November.

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Jon Stewart scolds John Fetterman for last-minute cancellation: "Not like I just have to sit here"
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jon Stewart scolds John Fetterman for last-minute cancellation: "Not like I just have to sit here"

Salon  

“The Daily Show’s” election night special started off rocky on Tuesday, as Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman canceled an appearance just seconds before it was slated to begin. “He is unable to join us, but because we are a professional and venerated news show, it’s not like I just have to sit here,” Stewart said, later joking that he was …

Column: Feinstein needs to ask herself some questions
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Feinstein needs to ask herself some questions

LA Times  

Sen. Feinstein arrives to the Senate carriage entrance of the Capitol on April 27. Feinstein would probably be better off personally just walking away from all the sniping and growing pressure to get lost, dark drama that she doesn’t deserve. In 2021, Newsom was trying to appease Black women who were angry because he didn’t replace former Sen. Kamala Harris …

AP source: Fetterman expected back to Senate in April
1 year, 8 months ago

AP source: Fetterman expected back to Senate in April

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will return to the Senate in April, two months after the freshman Democrat sought inpatient treatment for clinical depression, a person close to Fetterman said Wednesday. The person, who was not authorized to discuss Fetterman’s plans and spoke on condition of anonymity, said Fetterman will return the week of April 17. It was …

Tests negative, Sen. John Fetterman leaves hospital
1 year, 10 months ago

Tests negative, Sen. John Fetterman leaves hospital

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman left a hospital in Washington after a two-day stay, his office said Friday, following a spell of lightheadedness that prompted the visit as he recovers from a stroke he suffered last year on the campaign trail. In a statement, Fetterman’s office said he was discharged from George Washington University Hospital after tests found …

Sen. John Fetterman is discharged from the hospital and will return to work Monday
1 year, 10 months ago

Sen. John Fetterman is discharged from the hospital and will return to work Monday

NPR  

Sen. John Fetterman is discharged from the hospital and will return to work Monday Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was discharged from the George Washington University Hospital Friday afternoon. Tests ruled out a stroke and found no evidence of a seizure, Fetterman's communications director, Joe Calvello, wrote in a news …

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded
1 year, 10 months ago

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded

LA Times  

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who had a stroke during his campaign last year, has been hospitalized after feeling lightheaded while attending a Democratic retreat, his office said. Initial tests at George Washington University Hospital did not show evidence of a new stroke, Fetterman’s communications director, Joe Calvello, said in a statement Wednesday night. Politics Cardiologist discusses health of Pennsylvania Senate …

Pennsylvania campaign wildcard Fetterman turns to governing
2 years ago

Pennsylvania campaign wildcard Fetterman turns to governing

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — When John Fetterman goes to Washington in January as one of the Senate’s new members, he’ll bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania that extends from his own personal dress code — super casual — to hanging marijuana flags outside his current office in the state Capitol. Pennsylvania’s unique lieutenant governor, who just flipped the state’s open …

Democrat John Fetterman wins US Senate race in Pennsylvania
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrat John Fetterman wins US Senate race in Pennsylvania

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrat John Fetterman won Pennsylvania’s pivotal race for U.S. Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat as he recovered from a stroke during the bare-knuckled campaign and giving Democrats hope they can retain control of the closely divided chamber to boost President Joe Biden’s agenda for two more years. Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s towering and plainspoken lieutenant governor, who became a …

Midterms 2022: Dr. Oz calls John Fetterman to concede defeat after tight Pennsylvania Senate race
2 years, 1 month ago

Midterms 2022: Dr. Oz calls John Fetterman to concede defeat after tight Pennsylvania Senate race

Daily Mail  

Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz called Democrat John Fetterman to concede on Wednesday morning, formally putting an end to one of the tightest and most closely-watched Senate races in the country. The progressive lieutenant governor's campaign spokesman said later in the morning, 'This morning at 9:30 Dr. Oz called John Fetterman to concede.' A defiant Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz insisted just …

Democrat John Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Senate Seat
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrat John Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Senate Seat

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PITTSBURGH — In a critical victory for Democrats, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. He had run, he said, on “protecting a woman’s right to choose” an abortion, raising the minimum wage, defending the “union way of life,” making health care a “fundamental human right,” reviving American manufacturing, protecting democracy and “standing up to corporate greed.” Fetterman connected his recent …

Democrat John Fetterman beats Trump-backed Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrat John Fetterman beats Trump-backed Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race

NPR  

Democrat John Fetterman beats Trump-backed Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images Mark Makela/Getty Images Follow live updates and election results here. John Fetterman is headed to the U.S. Senate following a campaign full of personal health debates and a fight for control of one of the nation's battleground states. Enlarge this image …

Obama makes a final push for Democrats while Trump airs his grievances in Pennsylvania
2 years, 1 month ago

Obama makes a final push for Democrats while Trump airs his grievances in Pennsylvania

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Indeed, one attendee at Mr Fetterman’s rally sported one of his shirts that said …

Dr. Oz takes narrow lead over John Fetterman in Pennsylvania Senate poll days after debate
2 years, 1 month ago

Dr. Oz takes narrow lead over John Fetterman in Pennsylvania Senate poll days after debate

Daily Mail  

Celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz has overtaken Pennsylvania Lt. Dr. Mehmet Oz has slightly overtake John Fetterman in a poll taken after their high-profile Pennsylvania Senate debate last week 'I think the hardest has been Pennsylvania but Dr. Oz will win against Fetterman. A survey conducted by Wick that polled 1,000 Pennsylvania voters - roughly split down the middle between …

'Fetterman is my kind of guy': Biden defends PA Dem Senate candidate
2 years, 1 month ago

'Fetterman is my kind of guy': Biden defends PA Dem Senate candidate

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden defended Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman as 'my kind of guy' after a barrage of criticism and doubt ensued over his fitness for office after the effects of his stroke were put on full display during a debate with Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz last week. President Joe Biden defended Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman by claiming …

Biden says of candidate Fetterman: ‘John IS Pennsylvania’
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden says of candidate Fetterman: ‘John IS Pennsylvania’

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — If a president’s most precious commodity is time, there is no place more valuable politically for the White House this midterm year than Pennsylvania. “John IS Pennsylvania,” Biden said Friday, adding: “John leaves nobody behind.” Biden viewed parts of the Tuesday night debate and “thought Lt. In the meantime, Fetterman’s campaign and national Democratic groups are directing attention …

Fetterman's wife wanted to open public pool to teach minority children to swim
2 years, 1 month ago

Fetterman's wife wanted to open public pool to teach minority children to swim

Daily Mail  

Media 'missed a mark' responding to her husband's need for captions in debate In a podcast on Thursday Gisele Fetterman said 'swimming in America is racist' Fetterman's wife claimed she used his pool to teach minority children to swim John Fetterman's wife has revealed she believes swimming is historically 'very racist' and turned the pool at the lieutenant governor’s residence …

Fetterman’s rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats
2 years, 1 month ago

Fetterman’s rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman’s rocky debate performance fueled concern inside his party on Wednesday, as leaders assessed whether it would significantly shift a race that could decide control of the U.S. Senate and the future of Joe Biden’s presidency. “But the key is he is recovering from a stroke.” “The only way to recover from this,” he …

Fetterman's rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats
2 years, 1 month ago

Fetterman's rocky debate raises anxiety among Democrats

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But on a positive note, it said it had already raised more than $2 …

'Dr. Oz never lets me forget that I had a stroke', John Fetterman says
2 years, 2 months ago

'Dr. Oz never lets me forget that I had a stroke', John Fetterman says

Daily Mail  

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman turned his stroke into a joke Thursday night at closed-door fundraiser with President Joe Biden in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman turned his stroke into a joke Thursday night at closed-door fundraiser with President Joe Biden - above the two men at the Pittsburgh airport on Thursday John Fetterman's race with Republican …

Fetterman’s doctor says he’s recovering well from May stroke
2 years, 2 months ago

Fetterman’s doctor says he’s recovering well from May stroke

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, released a doctor’s note Wednesday saying he is recovering well from a May stroke as he vies for an open seat in a bare-knuckle campaign against Republican rival Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has questioned Fetterman’s fitness to serve. Somebody who’s recovering, their brain might need just a little …

Fetterman commits to debating Oz in Pennsylvania two weeks before Election Day
2 years, 3 months ago

Fetterman commits to debating Oz in Pennsylvania two weeks before Election Day

CNN  

CNN — Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman committed Wednesday to meeting Republican opponent Mehmet Oz for a debate on October 25 – two weeks before Election Day. In response to Fetterman’s announcement, the Oz campaign said it would “accept the debate invitation” if the Democrat agreed to three conditions tied to what the campaign described as Fetterman’s own requests: …

Fetterman agrees to 1 debate against Oz in Pa. Senate race
2 years, 3 months ago

Fetterman agrees to 1 debate against Oz in Pa. Senate race

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania will participate in just one debate, his campaign said Wednesday, after weeks of his Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz, pressuring Fetterman and aggressively questioning the severity of his lingering health problems from a stroke. As the general election grows closer, Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon and political novice, has begun …

Oz and Toomey call on Fetterman to debate in Pa. Senate race
2 years, 3 months ago

Oz and Toomey call on Fetterman to debate in Pa. Senate race

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz teamed up with U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey on Tuesday to publicly call on his Democratic rival, John Fetterman, to participate in a debate in their high-profile Pennsylvania race. “What would that mean for future campaigns around the country?” Fetterman’s campaign countered Tuesday that Oz’s insistence on a debate is “about mocking …

Oz campaign goes after Fetterman’s health as it struggles to catch up in Pennsylvania
2 years, 3 months ago

Oz campaign goes after Fetterman’s health as it struggles to catch up in Pennsylvania

CNN  

CNN — Pennsylvania Republican Mehmet Oz, after squandering much of the summer, is attempting to shift the focus of the state’s US Senate contest with a series of attacks from his campaign questioning Democrat John Fetterman’s health following his near fatal stroke in May. Oz’s campaign aides have taunted Fetterman over his ongoing recovery, most notably when senior communications adviser …

Oz takes a shot at Fetterman’s health; Doctors fire back against ‘shameful’ practices
2 years, 4 months ago

Oz takes a shot at Fetterman’s health; Doctors fire back against ‘shameful’ practices

Raw Story  

The mudslinging between U.S. Senate candidates Lt. Gov. “If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn’t have had a major stroke and wouldn’t be in the position of having to lie about it constantly,” Rachel Tripp, Oz’s senior communications advisor, told Business Insider in a statement. Earlier this week, Samuel Chen, an Allentown-based …

An Emotional John Fetterman Returns To Campaign Trail With Raucous Rally
2 years, 4 months ago

An Emotional John Fetterman Returns To Campaign Trail With Raucous Rally

Huff Post  

John Fetterman, a Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, speaks at a rally in Erie on Friday. Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press ERIE, Pa. ― U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman expressed gratitude to his supporters and the resolve to beat Republican rival Mehmet Oz at his first campaign rally after suffering a nearly fatal stroke in May. Fetterman’s biggest obstacles are a …

Fetterman: ‘100% able’ to run for Pa. Senate after stroke
2 years, 5 months ago

Fetterman: ‘100% able’ to run for Pa. Senate after stroke

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In his first media interview since having a stroke two months ago, Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Wednesday he is “100% able to run fully and to win” against Republican Mehmet Oz in November. “I would never be in this if we were not absolutely, 100% able to run fully and to win — …

‘I almost died,’ Fetterman says as Senate campaign heats up
2 years, 6 months ago

‘I almost died,’ Fetterman says as Senate campaign heats up

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, who is recovering from a stroke, said Friday that he almost died from the episode after ignoring warning signs for years and a doctor’s advice to take blood thinners. “The stroke I suffered on May 13 didn’t come out of nowhere,” Fetterman said, and “as a result, …

Doctor for John Fetterman says the Democratic Senate nominee has cardiomyopathy
2 years, 6 months ago

Doctor for John Fetterman says the Democratic Senate nominee has cardiomyopathy

Raw Story  

John Fetterman — also the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee — who suffered a stroke last month also had a previously undisclosed heart condition that prompted doctors to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator into his heart. “The prognosis I can give for John’s heart is this: If he takes his medications, eats healthy, and exercises, he’ll be fine,” Chandra said. …

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman released from hospital after stroke
2 years, 7 months ago

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman released from hospital after stroke

Associated Press  

LANCASTER, Pa. — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke, his wife and his campaign said Sunday. “João is headed home — time to rest and recover!” tweeted his wife, Gisele Fetterman, who was born …

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman released from hospital after stroke
2 years, 7 months ago

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman released from hospital after stroke

LA Times  

In a photo provided by campaign staffer Bobby Maggio, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. and Democratic Party candidate for a U.S. Senate John Fetterman fills out his emergency absentee ballot for the Pennsylvania primary election in Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, has been released from …

The 3 Primary Results That Should Matter To Progressives
2 years, 7 months ago

The 3 Primary Results That Should Matter To Progressives

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Fetterman’s primary opponent, western Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb, attempted to exploit this by attacking Fetterman as a “socialist.” It didn’t work. In Oregon, Trouble For A Blue Dog Kurt Schrader, the seven-term representative from Oregon, is a familiar archetype in American politics: the centrist, “Blue Dog” Democrat who …

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Wins Democratic Senate Nomination
2 years, 7 months ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Wins Democratic Senate Nomination

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MOON, Pa. ― Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, kicking off a general-election battle that could determine control of the U.S. Senate. Fans of Fetterman’s mayoralty were in the crowd on Tuesday, including Jeanette Embry, a childcare worker who volunteers at a “free store” that the …

Fetterman wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, GOP race is too close to call
2 years, 7 months ago

Fetterman wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, GOP race is too close to call

NPR  

Fetterman wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, GOP race is too close to call Enlarge this image toggle caption Marc Levy/AP Marc Levy/AP John Fetterman, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, easily won the state's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, according to a race call by The Associated Press, but the Republican race appeared headed for a recount. Lamb, a more moderate …

Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Fetterman recovering from stroke
2 years, 7 months ago

Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Fetterman recovering from stroke

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state’s high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a “full recovery,” his campaign said on Sunday. “The doctors have assured me that I’ll be able to get back on the trail, but first I need to …

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman makes 2022 US Senate run official
3 years, 10 months ago

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman makes 2022 US Senate run official

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s larger-than-life lieutenant governor, the 6-foot-8, bald and tattooed John Fetterman, will run for U.S. Senate, making the announcement Monday after kicking off an exploratory fundraising campaign last month that raised over $1 million. He may ultimately see competition from a member of Congress for his party’s nomination — U.S. Reps. Brendan Boyle, Chrissy Houlahan and Conor …

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