Pennsylvania Primary 2022: Oz, Fetterman, Trump test their fameNews Sports Entertainment Life Money Tech Travel Opinion
The Pennsylvania primary is the latest stage for celebrity politics, with Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz and Democrat John Fetterman are leading their parties as front runners in the Senate elections.
- The Trump-backed Dr. Oz finds himself in the midst of a tight GOP primary with opponents using glory against him.
- Lt. gov. John Fetterman is nearly 40 points ahead of US Rep. Conor Lamb in the most recent poll.
- In some cases, voters believe celebrities have more credibility than politicians, an analyst said.
- Fetterman has 200,000 unique donors, by far the most in the race for the US Senate in Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON – When Donald Trump talks about why Dr. Mehmed Oz If he is to become a US Senator, he names Oz’s medical background, his conservative views – and above all something else.
His celebrity.
“His show is great,” Trump told his supporters at a May 6 rally in Pennsylvania, home of a primary on Tuesday that showcases a powerful development in 20th- and 21st-century public life: celebrity politics.
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