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Fetterman makes closely watched return to Pennsylvania campaign trail - POLITICO

Fetterman makes closely watched return to Pennsylvania campaign trail - POLITICO

Fetterman makes closely watched return to Pennsylvania campaign trail - POLITICO
Aug 13, 2022 2 mins, 19 secs

The Democratic nominee for Senate, who suffered a stroke in mid-May, spoke for 10 minutes to a packed crowd in Erie.

John Fetterman speaks during a rally at the Bayfront Convention Center on August 12, 2022, in Erie, Pa.

— John Fetterman continued to gingerly return to the campaign trail on Friday, with the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic nominee holding a rally in the northwestern corner of the state, his first public event since suffering a stroke in mid-May.

More than 1,000 people lined up at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie to see the Democrat who grew visibly emotional when he said he nearly died three months ago.

But I’m so grateful to be here tonight,” said Fetterman, thanking his wife, who noticed the signs of his stroke in time to get him to the hospital.

Oz has criticized Fetterman for not appearing in public since his stroke, and on Thursday put out a press release that read, “91 Days Since Fetterman Left His Basement.”.

“Wait, are we in Erie?” said Fetterman, joking about having “1,400 people in my basement.”.

John Fetterman prior to a rally at the Bayfront Convention Center on August 12, 2022, in Erie, Pa.

Even as he was sidelined as he recovered from a stroke, Fetterman received positive headlines for trolling Oz on social media, including by enlisting New Jersey reality TV star Snooki to record a video saying “Jersey will not forget you.” Oz lived in New Jersey for decades until recently, though he attended school and got married in Pennsylvania.

In interviews with reporters, Fetterman has said that he is physically and mentally able to withstand the rigors of a Senate campaign, and his doctor has said he should be able to serve as long as follows his orders.

John Fetterman speaks after being introduced by his wife Gisele Barreto Fetterman, right, during a rally in Erie, Pa., on Aug?

By holding the event on Friday evening in Erie, Fetterman was able to campaign in one of the state’s key bellwether counties — and also make his re-introduction to voters at a time and place where news coverage is less high-wattage than it would be in a bigger city during the week.

“The reason he’s going to Erie is cause it’s Erie — as off Broadway as you can get in Pa.,” said Christopher Nicholas, a Pennsylvania-based GOP consultant, before the event

Fetterman said on Friday that carrying Erie is key to his campaign’s success: “If you can’t win Erie County, you can’t win Pennsylvania.”

Oz sought to keep the pressure on Fetterman on Friday by calling for him to agree to five debates hours before his rally

Oz can fill a room like this?” asked Fetterman at the rally, who said that he received three times as many votes in Erie County than Oz

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