Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, and former TV doctor Mehmet Oz, a Republican, faced off last night in the only debate in a tight race that will help ...
When asked about his previous statements by one of the moderators, Fetterman paused, waiting for the closed captions to load on the screen, and stumbled through his response, simply saying, "I do support fracking. Lindsey Graham's bill to ban abortion nationally after 15 weeks of pregnancy, except in the cases of rape, incest and to protect the life of the woman. The Senate race has also been the most expensive; outside groups have spent more than $130 million on the race, the most spent on any other race this cycle, according to [Open Secrets](https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/10/outside-groups-have-spent-130-9-million-in-contentious-u-s-senate-general-race-in-pennsylvania-more-money-than-any-other-this-election-cycle/), which tracks money in politics. By Wednesday morning, Fetterman's campaign was already running ads tying Oz's position on abortion to right-wing Republican candidate for governor, Doug Mastriano, who supports absolutely no exceptions in an abortion ban. [stroke](https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/10/26/pennsylvania-senate-debate) he suffered in May, Fetterman had video monitors in the studio with live transcription of what was being said. Mehmet Oz, a former TV doctor, faced off Tuesday night in the [only formal debate](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/21/1124218284/this-midterm-season-the-role-of-the-debate-has-changed) of the race. "I don't want the federal government involved with that at all." "It's clear that the people of Pennsylvania have John's back in this race. [Senate candidates](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131179872/dem-john-fetterman-and-rep-dr-mehmet-oz-face-off-in-their-first-debate) John Fetterman, the Democratic Lt. [suburban voters](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/26/1131536137/candidates-for-pennsylvanias-u-s-senate-seat-traded-barbs-in-a-formal-setting) in the state who are more moderate and independent — despite the fact that he has said he is "100% pro-life." "Roe v. His doctor has said the former mayor of Braddock, Pa.