Fetterman strongly criticized Oz after a report about the deaths of dogs in experiments the celebrity surgeon supervised.
This Saturday marks one month until the 2022 midterm elections are set to take place and in one of the nation's most closely watched races it appears the Democrat may be poised for victory.
Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman is running against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz to succeed Senator Pat Toomey, a Republican who is retiring from thePolling analysis paints a mixed picture of a race that could determine which party controls the Senate after the November elections, but Fetterman has enjoyed a lead in recent surveys.the Democrat as"favored" to defeat Oz and gives him 73 chances in 100 of winning the seat, but it's a different picture in other forecasts.
A file photo of Dr Oz and John Fetterman featured in one of his social media campaigns. The Pennsylvania race could determine overall control of the U.S. Senate.FiveThirtyEight has produced a polling average of where the candidates stood as of October 5, based upon analysis of recent polls and their own system of pollster ratings.
That analysis found Fetterman leading Oz with 48.7 percent to the Republican's 42 percent - a lead of more than six points.conducted from September 27 to 30 among 500 likely voters found Fetterman leading by a similar margin, with 46 percent to Oz's 40 percent.to a"toss-up" this week, two months after it placed the race in the"lean Democratic" column.
The Cook Political Report's Jessica Taylor said the race was"winnable" for Oz, writing that both parties had admitted that"the race has tightened and that Pennsylvania could be the tipping point for the Senate majority."