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The 'carpetbagger' label that Fetterman stuck on Oz may have been key in defeating him

  • Written by Charles R. Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageJohn Fetterman, left, relentlessly ridiculed Mehmet Oz, right, with the label 'carpetbagger' during the U.S. Senate campaign, which Fetterman ultimately won.AP

Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz came to a close very early on the morning of Nov. 9, 2022, with Fetterman securing a crucial...

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