The flailing John Fetterman campaign has now clung to the desperate tactic of accusing Dr. Mehmet Oz of being a Dallas Cowboys fan.
“The fact that Oz is willing to sell out his supposed Eagles fandom for clout when he’s in Dallas may be a funny example of his inability to take real positions and hold consistent beliefs, but it’s much more than that,” Brendan McPhillips, Fetterman’s campaign manager, said in a statement.
“This gets to the heart of who this guy really is. He pretends to be a Cowboys fan when he’s in Dallas, but now that he’s running for office, he tailgates at Eagles games like he’s a real Philly fan,” added McPhillips. While Fetterman might think voters are shallow enough to hinge their vote on football tribalism, Dr. Oz has actually slowly narrowed the gap between him and his Democrat opponent since the summer, largely due to Fetterman’s ailing mental state after suffering a stroke. Even NBC News correspondent Dasha Burns admitted that Fetterman has difficulty with basic speech and comprehension following an in-person interview.
“We had a monitor set up so he could read my questions because he still has lingering auditory processing issues as a result of the stroke, which means he has a hard time understanding what he’s hearing. Now, once he reads the question, he’s able to understand. You’ll hear he also still has some problems, some challenges with speech.
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