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| − | '''Mehmet Cengiz Oz''' (born in 11 June 1960) is a [[conservative]] [[American]] television celebrity, cardiothoracic surgeon, university professor, author and the [[Trump]]-endorsed [[Republican]] candidate for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Pennsylvania]] in 2022. His academic credentials include degrees from [[Harvard]] and the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. He has had a lifelong marriage to his Christian wife Lisa Lemole since 1985, and attends church with her. They have four children. | + | '''Mehmet Cengiz Oz''' (born in 11 June 1960) is a [[conservative]] [[American]] television celebrity, cardiothoracic surgeon, university professor, author and the [[Trump]]-endorsed [[Republican]] candidate for [[U.S. Senate]] in [[Pennsylvania]] in 2022. His academic credentials include degrees from [[Harvard]] and the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. He has had a decades-long marriage with [[Christian]] Lisa Lemole since 1985. They attend church with their four children. |
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| − | Multiple times Dr. Oz has jumped barriers to get medical barriers to get to an attendee in a crowd who had collapsed. "Mehmet Oz Rushes into Crowd to Help Woman Who Collapsed During His Rally," reported Breitbart on Sept. 10, 2022, and mentioned he did something similar a few years earlier.<ref name="Breitbart">https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/09/10/mehmet-oz-rushes-crowd-help-woman-who-collapsed-during-his-rally/</ref> “Rita, god bless her, is doing well,” Oz said to the crowd afterwards.<ref name="Breitbart"/> | + | Multiple times Dr. Oz has jumped crowded barriers to get to an attendee who had collapsed. "Mehmet Oz Rushes into Crowd to Help Woman Who Collapsed During His Rally," reported Breitbart on Sept. 10, 2022, and mentioned he did something similar a few years earlier.<ref name="Breitbart">https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/09/10/mehmet-oz-rushes-crowd-help-woman-who-collapsed-during-his-rally/</ref> “Rita, god bless her, is doing well,” Oz said to the crowd afterwards.<ref name="Breitbart"/> |
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| − | Dr. Oz was born in Ohio to Turkish migrant family, and has considered himself a secular Muslim.<ref>https://hollowverse.com/mehmet-oz</ref> He announced his Senate run to represent state of [[Pennsylvania]] in [[2022 Senate elections]],<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dr-oz-apparently-retired-faculty-203841144.html Dr. Oz Has Apparently Retired from Faculty Role at Columbia University amid Senate Run]</ref> and received the coveted endorsement by [[Trump]] on April 8, 2022. Despite being vastly outspent, Dr. Oz won the Republican primary against globalist David McCormick. Dr. Oz faced the far left lieutenant governor [[John Fetterman]] in the general election and lost. | + | Dr. Oz was born in [[Ohio]] to a Turkish migrant family, and has considered himself a secular [[Muslim]] .<ref>https://hollowverse.com/mehmet-oz</ref> He announced his Senate run to represent state of [[Pennsylvania]] in [[2022 Senate elections]],<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dr-oz-apparently-retired-faculty-203841144.html Dr. Oz Has Apparently Retired from Faculty Role at Columbia University amid Senate Run]</ref> and received the coveted endorsement by [[Trump]] on April 8, 2022. Despite being vastly outspent, Dr. Oz won the Republican primary against globalist David McCormick. Dr. Oz faced the far left lieutenant governor [[John Fetterman]] in the general election and lost. |
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| | On September 30, 2022, a new poll showed the race had tightened to a lead of only 45% to 43% for [[John Fetterman]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3669518-pressure-mounts-on-fetterman-as-pennsylvania-senate-race-tightens/</ref> | | On September 30, 2022, a new poll showed the race had tightened to a lead of only 45% to 43% for [[John Fetterman]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3669518-pressure-mounts-on-fetterman-as-pennsylvania-senate-race-tightens/</ref> |
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| − | As Oz emphasizes the "soft on crime" theme against [[John Fetterman]], the race has tightened dramatically in just one month, from August to September 29, 2022: "Last August, Fetterman had a nine-point lead over Oz, 45 to 36. Today, it's just three points, 45 to 42."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-senate-race-tightens-between-john-fetterman-and-dr-oz/ar-AA12pvdT</ref> | + | As Oz emphasizes the "soft on crime" theme against [[John Fetterman]], the [[race]] has tightened dramatically in just one month, from August to September 29, 2022: "Last August, Fetterman had a nine-point lead over Oz, 45 to 36. Today, it's just three points, 45 to 42."<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-senate-race-tightens-between-john-fetterman-and-dr-oz/ar-AA12pvdT</ref> |
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