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Oz seeks to win over the MAGA faithful
Politico
But interviews with a dozen voters at Trump's Pennsylvania rally revealed a complicated picture.
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN and SHAYNA GREENE
09/03/2022 11:45 PM EDT
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — In the hours before former President Donald Trump’s rally in northeastern Pennsylvania, Right Side Broadcasting Network host Liz Willis said she was watching for something Saturday: Dr. Oz’s reception.
The last time Trump campaigned for the celebrity doctor-turned-Senate candidate here in the primary, she told viewers of the conservative platform, he was booed by the audience. Now that he’s the Republican nominee in a key battleground state that could decide control of the Senate, how would the MAGA faithful react?
It’s a question that the success of Oz’s campaign depends on — and, lucky for him, the audience was more excited for him this time around.
But interviews with a dozen voters at the rally, which also featured gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano and congressional hopeful Jim Bognet, revealed a complicated picture: Oz is making headway with the GOP base, and many Republicans are committed to voting for him even if they have to hold their nose. However, he is still struggling with an enthusiasm gap — and even far-right disinformation being spread about him.
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But interviews with a dozen voters at Trump's Pennsylvania rally revealed a complicated picture.
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN and SHAYNA GREENE
09/03/2022 11:45 PM EDT
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — In the hours before former President Donald Trump’s rally in northeastern Pennsylvania, Right Side Broadcasting Network host Liz Willis said she was watching for something Saturday: Dr. Oz’s reception.
The last time Trump campaigned for the celebrity doctor-turned-Senate candidate here in the primary, she told viewers of the conservative platform, he was booed by the audience. Now that he’s the Republican nominee in a key battleground state that could decide control of the Senate, how would the MAGA faithful react?
It’s a question that the success of Oz’s campaign depends on — and, lucky for him, the audience was more excited for him this time around.
But interviews with a dozen voters at the rally, which also featured gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano and congressional hopeful Jim Bognet, revealed a complicated picture: Oz is making headway with the GOP base, and many Republicans are committed to voting for him even if they have to hold their nose. However, he is still struggling with an enthusiasm gap — and even far-right disinformation being spread about him.
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