In a recent ad spot from John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor running for an open U.S. Senate seat, he attacked his rival, Mehmet Oz, as “not one of us” and part of the …
to troll Oz in a Cameo spoof, meant to highlight his move from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and play on the disdain that the Keystone State has for its neighbor.Oz has been trying to take a page from the playbook of Donald Trump, who has endorsed him, by touting his personal brand as just what is needed to take on the Washington establishment. His campaign logo features the same squared off box as his TV show.
His chief rival for the Republican nomination, David McCormick, took note, as his campaign attacked Oz as spending his life putting Fame and Hollywood First.”. A McCormick affiliated PAC already had been up with a spot pegging Oz as a “Hollywood liberal.” “Screenshot Polls suggest that Fetterman has made inroads. The RealClearPolitics average has him up more than eight points over Oz. A recent Fox News poll, which showed Fetterman with an 11 point lead, showed that fewer Republicans were staying loyal to Oz, 73%, versus Democrats to Fetterman, at 89%.
Like other Democrats in hotly contested Senate races this cycle, Fetterman has drawn on Hollywood donors. They include Barbra Streisand, Don Henley, Damon Lindelof, David Mandel, Christian Bale, Marg Helgenberger, Mark Ruffalo, Heather Thomas and John Leguizamo. Borick said that Oz has to be “very careful about not to capitalize on someone’s personal health struggles,” but said that his attacks on Fetterman’s suburban upbringing and parental support as an adult was “probably a better avenue to go down.”Showbiz Politics: Hollywood in American Political Life
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