4 takeaways from Pennsylvania’s first Republican Senate debate
It didn’t take long for Mehmet Oz to invoke his recent endorsement from former President Donald Trump – or for his Republican rivals to try to undercut it.
Four times in the opening 20 minutes of Pennsylvania’s first GOP Senate debate Monday night, the celebrity surgeon used Trump’s support to fend off attacks against his conservative credentials, while his opponents repeatedly accused him of flip-flopping from more moderate or liberal positions.
David McCormick, who is rivaling Oz for the lead in public polling, also faced questions about his former hedge...