<p>Former Republican <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania</a> Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-ridge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Ridge</a> backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dr-oz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Mehmet Oz</a> on Thursday in his contest for the Keystone State’s open Senate seat.</p>
<p>Ridge, who served as governor of Pennsylvania between 1995 and 2001 before working as the nation’s inaugural Secretary of Homeland Security, said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTamari/status/1575509181641146370">statement</a> that he trusts Oz to handle “the issues facing Pennsylvania and our nation.” The celebrity cardiologist is running against Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-fetterman-files-pennsylvania-democrat-brings-baggage-to-senate-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> as a Republican.</p>
<p>“Over the course of the past year, I had the pleasure of spending time with Dr. Mehmet Oz on several occasions,” Ridge remarked. “We discussed those issues, and I had an opportunity to hear from him directly about why he’s chosen to step into the political arena. I was most impressed by his intellect and his desire to serve our Commonwealth and nation with energy and passion. I wholeheartedly support his bid to become our next Senator.”</p>
<p>Ridge also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-pennsylvania-governor-tom-ridge-endorses-biden">endorsed</a> President Joe Biden during the 2020 election amid his rejection of former President Donald Trump — who, according to Ridge, lacked “empathy, integrity, intellect, and maturity to lead.”</p>
<p>“I actually consider it a point of personal pride that I’m recognized for being among the first Republicans to reject Donald Trump,” Ridge wrote two years ago in an <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/tom-ridge-trump-biden-election-2020-vote-20200927.html">opinion piece</a> for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “While I do not agree with many of Biden’s policies, I do know him to be a decent man who can begin to undo the damage President Trump has caused.”</p>
<p>Trump also endorsed Oz, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dr-oz-purges-website-of-trump-branding-after-winning-republican-primary">scrubbed his campaign</a> website of most references to the former commander-in-chief following the Republican primary.</p>
<p>Oz was among the most polarizing candidates vying for the Republican Senate nomination earlier this year. Roughly 48% of voters held a “somewhat or strongly unfavorable opinion” of the candidate during the primary contest, according to a <a href="https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/pennsylvania-2022-poll-oz-leads-as-barnette-surges-mccormick-stays-in-contention-in-final-stage-of-gop-senate-race">poll</a> from Emerson College. He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-fox-news-grills-senate-candidate-dr-oz-on-when-life-begins-oz-refuses-to-answer">raised eyebrows</a> among conservatives last year following an interview in which he claimed to be “pro-life” with the exception of rape, incest, and “health for the mother.”</p>
<p>Jeff Bartos, who co-chairs the Oz campaign, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-co-chair-of-dr-oz-campaign-spotted-attending-big-dollar-fundraiser-for-democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-report">spotted</a> last week at a fundraiser for Pennsylvania Democratic Attorney General and gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro, who is running against Republican State Sen. Doug Mastriano. Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/09/21/inside-mcconnells-fateful-impeachment-decision-00057940">reported</a> that Sheryl Bartos, the wife of Jeff Bartos, was a co-host for the “big-dollar Philadelphia fundraiser,” while a person familiar with Bartos’ thinking told the outlet that “he was proud to support his wife and was there at her request to accompany her.”</p>
<p>In a recent <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LNvXkny4ZBWWVm-ZPgoitQp6ae_kTAeQ/view">poll</a> from CBS News and YouGov, Fetterman was supported by 52% of respondents, while Oz was backed by 47%. Voters also indicated a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pennsylvania-republicans-face-uphill-battles-in-final-weeks-of-midterm-race">higher degree of favorability</a> for the former nominee; 56% of Fetterman supporters said they are pulling the lever for him “mainly because” they like him, while only 15% of Oz voters said the same about their preferred candidate.</p>
<p>Democrats are hoping that Fetterman will add to a majority in the evenly divided Senate. However, Fetterman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hell-be-fine-pa-democratic-senate-nominee-cleared-by-doctor-to-campaign-after-suffering-a-stroke-days-before-primary">suffered a stroke</a> days before the commonwealth’s primary election and has since <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-john-fetterman-video-raises-questions-on-his-fitness-for-office-absolutely-cannot-debate-anyone">stumbled</a> during speeches at multiple campaign events. Roughly 41% of voters believe that Fetterman is not in “good enough health” to serve in office.</p>

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