Daily News | 4 takeaways from Pa.’s first GOP Senate debate
Here are some key takeaways from the night:While McCormick has long attacked Oz as “a Hollywood liberal,” Oz had one answer Monday night: Trump. It pointed to the power Oz sees in the endorsement.
“Mr. McCormick approached President Trump with this type of information but was unable to pull the wool over his eyes because he saw right through him,” Oz said, driving his point home.of public comments that run counter to some of the positions he has taken in the primary, but clearly he’s banking on Trump’s endorsement to wash much of that away and prove his conservative bonafides.
But the repeated focus on Oz showed that his rivals see him as the main threat at the moment, and his reliance on Trump’s support shows what he thinks will carry the primary.Three of the five candidates on stage – including both front-runners - made huge fortunes while living much of their adult lives outside Pennsylvania, including the years immediately before they decided to move back and run for Senate.“When the carpetbaggers lose, you will never see them again.
“Pennsylvanians that I speak to are quite clear: They care much more about what I stand for than where I’m from,” Oz said. Several candidates said repeatedly they would work to remove barriers for gas-drilling companies working to expand hydraulic fracturing – also known as “fracking” – in Pennsylvania.
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