Fetterman

An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says her reporting should not be seen as a commentary on his fitness ...

“This is for voters to decide. A New York magazine reporter, Rebecca Traister, who interviewed the candidate for a cover story titled “The Vulnerability of John Fetterman,” tweeted that his “comprehension is not at all impaired. Fetterman, 53, has been silent about releasing medical records or allowing reporters to question his doctors. Swisher recently conducted an interview with Fetterman for her podcast and said, “I was really quite impressed with how well he’s doing. It’s a hearing/auditory challenge.” He used a closed-captioning device that printed text of Burns’ questions on a computer screen in front of him.

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman on Wednesday declined to say whether he would release more medical records in the wake of his near ...

Fetterman said there was likely Republican operatives watching the interview “gleefully waiting for me to miss words and then put that on blast. Now, during discussions with PennLive’s editorial board, John Fetterman refused three more times to release his medical records,” said Rachel Tripp, an Oz spokesperson. “On NBC news, John Fetterman refused to release his medical records 12 separate times. Fetterman stood by [the short letter](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/john-fetterman-health/index.html) his doctor released in June about the candidate’s health. Recent polling has shown a tightening race between the two candidates, with Oz closing the polling advantage that Fetterman opened over the summer. “If they don’t think I’m well enough, you know, they certainly wouldn’t have allowed me to want to continue,” said Fetterman.

The Pennsylvania Democrat used live transcription in his first on-air interview since having a stroke, but advocates feel NBC News focused too much on ...

Oz’s team wanted the [moderators to tell viewers](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/14/fetterman-campaign-agrees-to-debate-oz-00056741) that Fetterman was using a closed captioning system and [criticized him](https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/fetterman-debate-oz-senate-pennsylvania-20220914.html) for insisting on “accommodations for his health condition, accommodations that are not permitted on the US Senate floor.” “And it also, in this specific instance, I think sends a really terrible and hostile message to anyone who might be on the fence about asking for accommodations. The nonpartisan [Cook Political Report](https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/pennsylvania-senate/pennsylvania-senate-moves-back-toss) last week shifted the race back from “Lean Democrat” to “Toss Up” status. “Viewers will have access to captions during the debate,” Town added. Oz had asked for something like a stool to sit on during the debate, that would be an accommodation as well, but no one would question it, right?” Town said. 25 debate](https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/fetterman-debate-oz-senate-pennsylvania-20220914.html), it was on the condition that he be able to use live transcription and have two short practice sessions to get used to the software. [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/DrOz/status/1579939904586338306), highlighting a quote from Burns in which she said Fetterman’s staff had not made available his medical records or doctors for an interview. [unusual social media campaign that trolled Oz mercilessly](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/john-fetterman-dr-oz-pennsylvania-senate-race-memes-twitter) for things as silly as his use of the word “crudité,” has certainly ended, with polls showing his support shrinking and the race tightening dramatically. Hill called on NBC to apologize for “the overt discrimination they just put on air.” “The interview was deeply upsetting to see.” “So it shouldn't be used as a stigmatizing tool, or something that needs to, quote-unquote, disqualify someone from being a senator.” But in January, I’m going to be much better — and Dr.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman on Wednesday addressed recent criticism he has received for needing to use closed captioning during ...

“Most politicians use a teleprompter, but no one wonders if he or she is able to do the job.” [Oz said in a tweet](https://twitter.com/DrOz/status/1580300752165249052?s=20&t=vRBH_vZqMb-TFLBuGq3a3w) that Fetterman is refusing to release his medical records, despite calls from his campaign and the media. That someone that had a stroke, that has faced a lot of adversaries, is now showing up to talk to you,” Fetterman said. Oz, who has made that the center part of his campaign, has not chosen to show up with any of you.” [Facebook Live interview](https://www.facebook.com/PennLive/videos/543241297802694/) with editorial members of PennLive, Fetterman said he has always been upfront about needing closed captioning to help him because his stroke caused him to have temporary auditory processing issues. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/zeketayler/status/1580015777125896193?s=20&t=rTYt05FgczaRdLL8wPUw_w) that people with disabilities shouldn’t be solely defined by their disability. “Is that a guarantee? Fetterman said Oz had ridiculed him for He said he would inform the public if anything changes. He dodged that specific question from the PennLive editorial board members multiple times. Mehmet Oz, his campaign indicated that he would be using closed captioning. If someone wants to hold that against me, they might regret that, but the truth is that half of Americans that watch TV use captions, too.” “I always have been very honest about saying, ‘I need captioning,’” Fetterman said.

NBC News reporter Dasha Burns defended herself Wednesday against criticism over her interview with Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman.

Ramesh Chandra, that said the congressional candidate was “taking his recovery and his health very seriously at this time, he should be able to campaign and serve in the U.S. [wrote on Twitter](https://twitter.com/karaswisher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1579997457903423489%7Ctwgr%5E2034ada0426969b30c954218809dee674edc1cd7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adweek.com%2Ftvnewser%2Fnbc-news-dasha-burns-responds-to-criticism-of-her-interview-with-pennsylvania-senate-candidate-john-fetterman%2F516370%2F): “Sorry to say but I talked to [@JohnFetterman for over an hour without stop or any aides and this is just nonsense. [The interview](https://twitter.com/NBCNightlyNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1579972222147788800%7Ctwgr%5E4f8e8e50583ac50c2cb7cea84c62d1f3576840b1%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedailybeast.com%2Fjohn-fetterman-stumbles-stutters-during-interview-requires-closed-captioning-after-may-stroke) was broadcast Tuesday on “NBC Nightly News” largely focused on the Democrat’s health five months after suffering a stroke. Burns asked Fetterman why his campaign had denied NBC News’ requests to see his medical records or interview his doctor. Senate without a problem.” But in January, I’m going to be much better–and Dr. Steven Overly, a reporter for Politico who says he, too, has auditory issues, tweeted: “It's perfectly valid to question a candidate's physical and mental fitness for national office. The implication that those people are less capable of understanding or tackling difficult things is patently untrue.” Fetterman He understands everything, it’s just that he reads it (which requires extra acuity, I’d argue) and responds in real time.” “Our reporting did not and should not comment on fitness for office. Before & after closed captioning was on.

An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says her reporting should not be seen as a commentary on his fitness ...

“This is for voters to decide. A New York magazine reporter, Rebecca Traister, who interviewed the candidate for a cover story titled “The Vulnerability of John Fetterman,” tweeted that his “comprehension is not at all impaired. Senate after suffering a stroke — even though her own daughter had recovered from one. Swisher recently conducted an interview with Fetterman for her podcast and said, “I was really quite impressed with how well he's doing. It's a hearing/auditory challenge.” What we push for as reporters is transparency. He used a closed-captioning device that printed text of Burns' questions on a computer screen in front of him. Stories about the interview aired on “NBC Nightly News” and the “Today” show. In the podcast, Fetterman had little trouble with the word “empathy.” “Our reporting did not and should not comment on fitness for office,” Burns tweeted on Wednesday. [suffered a stroke](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-health-stroke-campaigns-congress-2216e12ec0d031d89d5343cf4f24d42c) on May 13, and his [health has emerged as a major issue](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-health-new-york-stroke-pennsylvania-1ac53728bd7de09c86ab2da88b94b3be) in the campaign. Fetterman appeared to have little trouble answering the questions after he read them, although NBC showed him fumbling for the word “empathetic.” Burns said that when the captioning device was off, “it wasn't clear he was understanding our conversation.”

An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says her reporting should not be seen as a commentary on his fitness ...

“This is for voters to decide. A New York magazine reporter, Rebecca Traister, who interviewed the candidate for a cover story titled “The Vulnerability of John Fetterman,” tweeted that his “comprehension is not at all impaired. Senate after suffering a stroke — even though her own daughter had recovered from one. It’s a hearing/auditory challenge.” Swisher recently conducted an interview with Fetterman for her podcast and said, “I was really quite impressed with how well he’s doing. He used a closed-captioning device that printed text of Burns’ questions on a computer screen in front of him.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman answered questions from PennLive's editorial board on Wednesday in an endorsement meeting live-streamed on ...

Oz” and the show is “not a fair and serious venue.” “I have the courage to show up and answer questions,” Fetterman said. [Lori Shapiro: A behind-the-scenes motivator in husband’s gubernatorial campaign](https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/10/lori-shapiro-a-behind-the-scenes-motivator-in-husbands-gubernatorial-campaign.html) [Rebbie Mastriano emerges as a forceful figure in husband’s campaign](https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/09/once-silent-on-the-sideline-rebbie-mastriano-has-emerged-a-forceful-figure-on-campaign-trail.html) [4 maps show where Pa. Fetterman said President Joe Biden has done “a pretty great job” handling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He questioned the Oz campaign for mocking him and making his recovery an issue. In that same compromise vein, Fetterman was asked why he has refused to appear on Hannity’s program. The state’s lieutenant governor finds himself in a tightening race that has become the most-watched Senate election in the country as he and Republican Dr. As he has done for several months, Fetterman asked that closed captioning be used in the interview so he could understand questions. 12 when he spoke for just 12 minutes at a rally in Erie. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and TV celebrity, battle for the pivotal seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. After taking most of the summer off to recuperate from his stroke, Fetterman returned to the campaign trail on Aug. [@NBCNews]’ [@DashaBurns], the Democratic nominee in a crucial Pennsylvania race John Fetterman said that his recovery “changes everything” and that it would not affect his ability to serve in the Senate if voters choose him over Republican Mehmet Oz.

After an interview showed John Fetterman using a closed captioning device to read questions, the Democrat, who is running for Pennsylvania's open Senate ...

David Agus explained that the stroke likely affected the area of the brain that handles auditory processing, "taking words or sounds and converting them to words that the brain can understand. "And there are — there's no secret that sometimes I'm going to miss words, and sometimes I'm going to mush two words together. "The elephant in the room for a lot of folks is that I had a stroke," he said during a Facebook Live session on Wednesday.

The Pennsylvania Democrat is more than fit to serve in the Senate, but being opaque about his condition was a gift to Republicans.

[abortion](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/09/pennsylvania-senate-race-john-fetterman-abortion), the economy, or [Jan. The state of his recovery was always going to be relevant to voters, who (especially in the current political environment) are hungry for full transparency and authenticity. By staying out of the spotlight for an extended period—running an internet-driven campaign and offering scant updates to the public on the specific stages of his recovery—he’s given Republicans the opportunity to make an outsized issue of his difficulty with auditory processing, which has nothing to do with his cognitive ability or his fitness to serve in the U.S. But in recent weeks the [margin has tightened sharply](https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/senate/pa/pennsylvania_senate_oz_vs_fetterman-7695.html). [partial paralysis from polio](https://www.cato.org/blog/long-history-official-lies-about-presidential-health). Give voters more credit—they can handle information about a health condition and, if provided the information, would actually resent a political tactic attempting to exploit it. While some pundits may chalk that up [to Republicans simply coming home](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/3678543-gop-shows-signs-of-coming-home-for-oz-as-fetterman-lead-shrinks/) as election day nears, the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race [has not seen the same tightening](https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_pa_100622/), suggesting something specific to Fetterman is afoot. Since the dawn of time, politicians have grappled with how to address questions surrounding their health and their fitness to serve. Navigating the unforeseen in any campaign is daunting—but having to chart out a course for a 53-year old candidate recovering from a serious medical condition in real time is perilous—particularly where the national implications are this high. Mehmet Oz, a daytime television talk show host, who opposes abortion at any stage of pregnancy [on the grounds that it is murder](https://www.thedailybeast.com/dr-oz-says-abortion-is-still-murder-at-any-stage-of-pregnancy), but sees little issue having [sex with one’s second cousin](https://twitter.com/HeartlandSignal/status/1567260890256314368?s=20&t=LxQNRKmL_Oxj74QXMW-oEQ). That’s why Fetterman’s lack of transparency about the challenges he is facing amid his recovery are proving to be such a drag on his campaign. [control of the U.S.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman is starting to grant media interviews ahead of a televised debate with Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz.

[in an email Wednesday,](https://mailchi.mp/f9f358f1e175/icymi-12-times-fetterman-refused-to-release-his-medical-records-in-nbc-interview?e=cb2e2556fc) pointing out the number of times Fetterman refused to do so in Tuesday’s NBC interview. “I have the courage to show up and answer questions. Senate, takes part in a campaign event in York, Pa., Saturday, Oct. The recent media blitz is Fetterman’s first since suffering a stroke in mid-May. Senate without a problem.” John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. [John Fetterman](https://www.witf.org/tag/john-fetterman) is starting to grant media interviews ahead of a televised debate with Republican candidate Dr. [Mehmet Oz](https://www.witf.org/tag/mehmet-oz). In a separate email, the National Republican Senatorial Committee pointed to the [interviewer’s claims](https://twitter.com/nbcnightlynews/status/1579972222147788800?s=46&t=BiRJTwF9ms6QwS5euGtT0w) that Fetterman had difficulty engaging in small talk without a closed captioning device. 25th Nexstar Media-hosted forum](https://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar-to-host-debate-us-senate-from-pa-on-oct-25/) will be the first and only matchup between the two hopefuls before polls close on Nov. “If he does what I told him,” Chandra wrote, “he should be able to campaign and serve in the U.S. “I would not have been able to sit in front of you back in May or June or July because of the recovery that I needed,” Fetterman told PennLive’s editorial board in response to a question about his stroke recovery.

John Fetterman has begun granting his first interviews since suffering a stroke six months ago. Fetterman is in a tightly-contested race with Republican Dr.

“I believe I’ll be able to serve effectively.” Oz will still be a fraud,” he tweeted. I think that’s as transparent as everyone in Pennsylvania can see.” To be precise, I use captioning so I’m able to see what you’re saying on the captioning.” “Recovering from a stroke in public isn’t easy. “I sometimes will hear things in a way that’s not perfectly clear,” he said.

John Fetterman granted his first interview since suffering a stroke six months ago. Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor and Democratic candidate for the ...

I think that’s as transparent as everyone in Pennsylvania can see.” senator, daily conversations with a variety of people are a standard and closed captioning won’t always be involved,” she said. Oz will still be a fraud,” he tweeted. “I sometimes will hear things in a way that’s not perfectly clear,” he said. “As a U.S. “Recovering from a stroke in public isn’t easy.

An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says her reporting should not be seen as a commentary on his fitness ...

“This is for voters to decide. A New York magazine reporter, Rebecca Traister, who interviewed the candidate for a cover story titled “The Vulnerability of John Fetterman,” tweeted that his “comprehension is not at all impaired. Senate after suffering a stroke — even though her own daughter had recovered from one. Swisher recently conducted an interview with Fetterman for her podcast and said, “I was really quite impressed with how well he's doing. It's a hearing/auditory challenge.” Burns' Friday interview with Fetterman aired Tuesday.

Pennsylvania's Lt. Governor and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate used closed captioning to help him communicate with NBC News correspondent Dasha Burns.

“I believe I’ll be able to serve effectively.” I think that’s as transparent as everyone in Pennsylvania can see.” Oz will still be a fraud,” he tweeted. senator, daily conversations with a variety of people are a standard and closed captioning won’t always be involved,” she said. “Recovering from a stroke in public isn’t easy. “I sometimes will hear things in a way that’s not perfectly clear,” he said.

John Fetterman's struggle to navigate an interview with NBC News this week has raised the stakes for his lone Senate debate against Republican candidate ...

“I just think you can’t be a jerk,” Jennings said of his counsel for how Oz should approach the issue. “So that makes the risk for Fetterman higher.” “It was criminal campaign malpractice to put him in a 30-minute interview with a national network and put him in that position,” Dave Carney, a veteran Republican strategist, told the Washington Examiner. “They have tried to make this thing about everything from veggie trays to dogs to the Eagles. And even with the aid of the closed captions, Fetterman stumbled a number of times. The interview was not in person and still featured moments of stumbling from the Democrat. “At some point, voters are going to find some of these distractions pretty trivial or even silly.” The Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania has spent months dodging inquiries about the status of his recovery from a stroke and refusing to allow access to his medical records. Paul Saphier, a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in cranial, cerebrovascular, and neuroendovascular surgery, said the ways patients recover from strokes can vary dramatically. “That’s not to say that they can’t be independent. But it was a self-inflicted wound by the campaign.” Is it going to turn the election?

Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman standing on an outdoor stage in front of a crowd. Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman holds a campaign rally. Nate Smallwood ...

There is a modest pool of voters that have not locked in yet with either Oz or Fetterman, and the health issue is a factor that may creep into their final decision. Democratic candidate Josh Shapiro is leading Doug Mastriano by a much larger margin compared to Fetterman and Oz in the Senate race. I think it was the crime messaging that really sort of changed things. Jim Lee: I think that really, the ads that I’ve seen that paint him as an extremist because he’s pro-life will be a very, very effective message. So, I think that was an effective ad, and he needs to get out more of that messaging. I mean, the race really seemed to change when the discussion was centered around Fetterman’s crime policies and crime positions. Jim Lee: We’ve seen constantly in all of our polling and all the states we’ve been serving [that] crime, inflation, abortion, and gas prices are really the top issues that voters most care about right now. sometimes it’s the out party that does best in those situations because it’s a vote for a different direction. But Fetterman’s unfavorables have risen, making for a number of voters a choice between two unfavorable candidates, and when that happens ... You go back to 2000, I think the average margin in the Senate races is about three points. Oz won the primary with the smallest share of the statewide vote in 100 years for one of these elections. In a sign of how close the race has become,

Democrat John Fetterman said he'd prioritize "forgotten communities," abortion rights, and the minimum wage if he's elected to the Senate, though he was ...

“To me, I think that’s the ultimate transparency.” Fetterman also pointed to his 13 years as mayor of Braddock, a majority-Black town of 2,000. “I understand there’s history in Black and brown communities of profiling, but this ... [Control of the Senate paved the way for the Supreme Court’s abortion decision. He promised to support proposals that have been stymied, including those on the minimum wage, abortion rights, and labor unions His main answer for how he’d help Philadelphia was that he’d be more accessible than Sen. Oz also refused to speak to The Inquirer editorial board or answer a policy questionnaire during the GOP primary. The editorial board, which runs The Inquirer’s opinion pages and decides endorsements, operates independently from the newsroom. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) Fetterman’s entire answer was: “Never. Asked if he considered himself a “Democratic Socialist” in the mold of Sen. (He was notably much more expansive later Wednesday in an hour-long livestreamed interview with PennLive’s editorial board.) [Supreme Court](https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pa-senate-race-abortion-fetterman-oz-20220624.html), he said he would want to see nominees who support abortion rights, “the union way of life,” and “getting money out of politics.”

John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, said in a new interview that he would emulate Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (D) if elected.

Senate race in Pennsylvania back to “toss up” last week, after previously listing the race slightly in favor of Fetterman. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) but also “wouldn’t be like a Joe Manchin type,” according to the Inquirer. He acknowledged that he does not know if he’ll ever get back to “100 percent.” “I’m not criticizing Joe Manchin,” Fetterman said, adding, “I’d want to be the 51st voter to support those kinds of critical bills that we were unable to pass.” “If Pennsylvanians are pleased with Bob Casey, then that’s the kind of person I would want to be mentored by, and that’s the kind of example I would like to be,” Fetterman told Fetterman during the interview also sought to separate himself from either end of the Democratic Party, saying he does not consider himself a democratic socialist like progressive Sen.

As a longtime Independent I vote the candidate, not the party. Every election I do research on the candidates. So, when it comes to the open Senate seat ...

I don’t remember hearing a single word out of Fetterman about lockdowns. As a longtime Independent I vote the candidate, not the party. Simply put, he has no qualifications to hold even a local elected position, let alone US Senate seat.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has allied himself with professional law-keepers across the nation to free unjustly kept men and women who ...

During his first on-camera interview since having a stroke, Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman stumbled over words and used closed captioning to ...

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John Fetterman, the Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, said in a new interview that he would emulate Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (D) if elected.

An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says an on-air remark she made about him having difficulty following ...

Senate after suffering a stroke — even though her own daughter had recovered from one. John Fetterman speaks to a crowd in the rain at a U.S. A New York magazine reporter, Rebecca Traister, who interviewed the candidate for a cover story titled “The Vulnerability of John Fetterman,” tweeted that his “comprehension is not at all impaired. “This is for voters to decide. Fetterman, 53, has been silent about releasing medical records or allowing reporters to question his doctors. It’s a hearing/auditory challenge.” What we push for as reporters is transparency. Swisher recently conducted an interview with Fetterman for her podcast and said, “I was really quite impressed with how well he’s doing. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. 12, 2022 that her reporting should not be seen as commentary on his fitness for office after he suffered a stroke. He used a closed-captioning device that printed text of Burns’ questions on a computer screen in front of him. Senate, speaks during a campaign event in York, Pa., Oct.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running as the state's Democratic Senate candidate, defended his decision to pull a shotgun on a Black jogger ...

Fetterman said he had taken a shotgun out of the vehicle and merely used it to detain the man until [FETTERMAN SAYS STROKE NOT ‘GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT’ ON DUTIES IF ELECTED, INSISTS CAMPAIGN ‘VERY TRANSPARENT’](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fetterman-says-stroke-going-have-impact-duties-elected-insists-campaign-very-transparent) Last month, the group American Leadership Action released an ad attacking Fetterman over the incident. It turned out that he had not been, but Fetterman maintains that he had not engaged in racial profiling. Nine years later, Fetterman defended his actions. "I understand there’s history in Black and brown communities of profiling, but this ...

John Fetterman's latest series of campaign ads takes the standard voter testimonial format and turns it on its head, with vignettes from Republican voters ...

[fact-checked as “distorted”](https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/fetterman-has-not-called-for-eliminating-life-sentences-for-murders/) by the Poynter Institute, a nonprofit journalism organization. “With John, it’s the contrast between him and Oz,” Rowland says. “Many of them have reached out to our campaign to say ‘how can we help?’” It’s the latest punch in the increasingly bare-knuckled brawl of a race for the U.S. On Wednesday, his [campaign announced](https://mailchi.mp/johnfetterman/10-12-22-money-14218760?e=f28d117e4b) it had raised more than $1 million since Tuesday, suggesting that supporters were rejecting [criticism](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/fetterman-nbc-closed-captioning-ableism) from political reporters about Fetterman’s use of closed-captioning during interviews. The “Republicans for Fetterman'' ads will run on TV and digital platforms, according to a release from the campaign. Tulio says he’ll vote for Fetterman because the Democrat was born in Pennsylvania and lived in the state his whole life. As the That’s the point.” I’m a gun owner. I’m voting Josh Shapiro.” One of the billboards, with a photo of a man the P-G identified as James Carmine, a Republican from Fayette County (who made an [unsuccessful run](https://old.post-gazette.com/election/20011030vgmayorp9.asp) against Pittsburgh mayor Tom Murphy back in 2001), reads “I’m a conservative.

I'm hearing and seeing that over 70% of Americans are worried about crime and inflation. If that's really so, why would Pennsylvanians want to put someone ...

Half of the people moved away; he bought their houses and neglected to pay his taxes for years. Now he seems to want to be another Bernie Sanders and give people who don’t want to work free stuff, including illegals. He also wants to legalize drugs and create safe places for people to do them; maybe you want one next to your home.

An NBC News correspondent who interviewed Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman says an on-air remark she made about him having difficulty following ...

“This is for voters to decide. A New York magazine reporter, Rebecca Traister, who interviewed the candidate for a cover story titled “The Vulnerability of John Fetterman,” tweeted that his “comprehension is not at all impaired. Senate after suffering a stroke — even though her own daughter had recovered from one. Fetterman, 53, has been silent about releasing medical records or allowing reporters to question his doctors. Swisher recently conducted an interview with Fetterman for her podcast and said, “I was really quite impressed with how well he’s doing. It’s a hearing/auditory challenge.”

In the months since John Fetterman had a stroke, the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat has returned to the campaign trail and started ...

“If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn’t have had a major stroke and wouldn’t be in the position of having to lie about it constantly,” a senior communications adviser to Oz’s campaign [said earlier this year](https://www.businessinsider.com/oz-on-fetterman-if-hed-eaten-vegetable-wouldnt-have-stroke-2022-8). [Fetterman still leading in most polls](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2022/pennsylvania/), it only helps Republicans to amplify ableist stereotypes about chronic illness and the use of accessibility aids to argue that Fetterman is unfit for office. [Dianne Feinstein](https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-senate-17079487.php) (the oldest sitting U.S. That’s especially true at the federal level where just over 6 percent of elected officials reported having a disability compared with 12 percent at the local level, [according to a study](https://smlr.rutgers.edu/news-events/news/report-1-10-politicians-has-disability-thats-gap-representation) from Schur and her co-director Douglas Kruse. “There’s this image in America, especially, that the goal is to be completely independent and self-sufficient: All those values that supposedly go along with this kind of ‘capability,’” Schur told me. Still, the interview prompted a new spate of questions [and digs](https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1579926965716410385?) from Republicans about whether his recovery makes him unfit for a seat in Congress. [John Fetterman had a stroke](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/15/pennsylvania-john-fetterman-stroke/), the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s U.S. That’s because having an “invisible” disability versus a “visible” one — having trouble understanding speech, as opposed to using a wheelchair — could get linked in voters’ minds to issues like mental capacity or a cognitive decline, “which are scarier for people to digest,” Schur said. [he needed the technology](https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/fetterman-addresses-criticism-over-need-for-closed-captioning-during-his-stroke-recovery/), which transcribed the reporters’ questions and displayed them on a screen for him to read, because of a temporary difficulty with auditory processing; in the aftermath of the stroke, Fetterman still doesn’t understand everything that’s said to him. With the captioning, however, he was able to respond to the reporter’s questions ( [with the occasional verbal slip-up](https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-fetterman-stumbles-stutters-during-interview-requires-closed-captioning-after-may-stroke)). Now, Fetterman’s health is in the news again after the candidate — who’s currently serving as the state’s lieutenant governor — used closed-captioning technology during a [recent interview with NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/fetterman-says-stroke-recovery-changes-everything-s-fit-serve-senator-rcna51498). That’s because there continues to be stigma against people with disabilities, according to Lisa Schur, a co-director of the Rutgers Program for Disability Research.

"It's possible for two different reporters to have two different experiences w a candidate. Our team was in the room w him & reported what happened in it, ...

Savannah Guthrie appropriately asked Burns about the criticism she has been receiving, and she responded. Burns has responded to some of the most high-profile critics. Does a disability (in this case, a stroke) hinder someone from performing an important job, in this case that of a U.S. [@JohnFetterman]for over an hour without stop or any aides and this is just nonsense. He understands everything, it’s just that he reads it (which requires extra acuity, I’d argue) and responds in real time. In addition to his public policy positions and what he’d potentially bring to the U.S.

In a high-stakes cycle, Republicans also have crossed over to support Democratic governor hopeful Josh Shapiro.