Key moments from the sole Pennsylvania U.S. Senate debate
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During their first and only televised debate, Pennsylvania's Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz squared off Tuesday over key issues including abortion, minimum wage and crime just two weeks before the Nov. 8 election.
Why it matters: Pennsylvania is emerging as the bellwether state on the Senate map, with Oz, a Republican, and Fetterman, a Democrat, statistically tied in most of the latest polling. Republican and Democratic strategists believe the party that wins this race will hold the Senate majority next year.
Driving the news: Fetterman closed the one-hour debate invoking a similar message from how he started: "My campaign is all about fighting for anyone in Pennsylvania that ever got knocked down and had to get back up again."
In closing, Oz said that he is the "candidate for change."
"Ask yourself this and others in your family, are you unhappy with where America’s headed? I am," Oz said in closing.
"If you are as well, then I’m the candidate for change."
Oz opened his debate appearance by digging in on crime and attacking Fetterman's record.
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