<p>Jeff Bartos, who co-chairs the Senate campaign for <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania</a> Republican nominee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mehmet-oz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Mehmet Oz</a>, was seen on Wednesday at a fundraiser for Pennsylvania Democratic Attorney General and gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro, according to Politico.</p>
<p>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.” Jeff Bartos unsuccessfully ran for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor in 2018 and lost to Oz in the 2022 race for the Republican Senate nomination.</p>
<p>Politico said that the Bartos and Shapiro families, both of which are Jewish, have been longtime friends, and a subsequent <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm">report</a> noted that Jeff Bartos was spotted at the fundraiser. 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>Oz, who is running against Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman, was among the most polarizing candidates for the Republican Senate nomination. Roughly 48% of voters maintained 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. Oz <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> 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>State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, is likewise controversial. Though he appears to be more popular with conservatives, he has faced accusations of denying the 2020 election results.</p>
<p>A recent <a href="https://www.muhlenberg.edu/aboutus/polling/politicselectionssurveys/archivedpolls/2022pennsylvaniamidtermelectionsurvey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from Morning Call and Muhlenberg College found that Oz trails Fetterman by 5%, while Shapiro leads Mastriano by 11%. In another <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LNvXkny4ZBWWVm-ZPgoitQp6ae_kTAeQ/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener">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 candidate — 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> and lost his train of thought during speeches at multiple campaign events. Roughly 41% of voters believe that Fetterman is not in “good enough health” to serve in office.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Fetterman campaign has repeatedly criticized Oz for his longtime residence in New Jersey. Only 33% of voters believe that Oz has been in Pennsylvania “long enough to understand the state’s issues.” While 71% of poll respondents said that they would have preferred “someone different” to headline the Republican ticket, 51% said the same about the Democratic ticket.</p>
<p>Due to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn <i>Roe v. Wade</i>, the Keystone State — which has a Republican-led legislature — is likely to debate legislation related to abortion after the midterms. Mastriano is the author of the state’s <a href="https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&amp;sessYr=2021&amp;sessInd=0&amp;billBody=S&amp;billTyp=B&amp;billNbr=0378&amp;pn=0365">heartbeat bill</a>, which regulates abortion such that the procedure is not permitted to occur “after fetal heartbeat is detected” rather than the current limit of 24 weeks gestation.</p>

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