“I said it’s up to the people of Pennsylvania … but I’ll tell you all this, if I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already voted for John Fetterman for a number of reasons,” Winfrey said during an online discussion Thursday about the vote. and mid-term elections. Winfrey’s comments in support of the Democratic nominee came just days before a crucial election that could determine control of the Senate, and like Oz, the GOP candidate popularly known as “Dr. Oz,” he zips along with Fetterman. After referring to Fetterman, Winfrey — who has previously endorsed Democrats such as former President Barack Obama and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker — also said she would support Democrats this year in key Senate and gubernatorial races in North Carolina , Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin. Nevada and Texas. “There are clear options out there … to represent the values — that’s what we’re talking about — the values that we hold dear,” he said at the Zoom presentation. “The values of inclusion, the values of compassion … that so many of us share, so use your discernment.” And he concluded, “Use your discernment and choose wisely for our country’s democracy.” Winfrey was speaking as part of a Zoom event through her group OWN Your Vote, which works with other political organizations to encourage black women to vote and participate. Fetterman, in a statement, said it was “an honor and a privilege to have Oprah’s support in this fight.” “He is a leader on so many issues – fighting for our democracy, voting for common sense gun reform and ensuring racial justice. I am grateful for Oprah’s support and confidence in the issues that matter to people across the country and in Pennsylvania as we close out this campaign,” said Fetterman. Oz spokeswoman Brittany Yannick said Thursday night: “Dr. Oz loves Oprah and respects the fact that they have a different policy. He believes we need more balance and less extremism in Washington.” Winfrey first appeared as a guest on the short-lived Oz series Discovery, Second opinion with Dr. Ozin 2003, which led to his regular appearances on Winfrey’s massively popular daytime talk show the following year. » READ MORE: Mehmet Oz’s term in the Senate has taken the shine off his TV image. That could weigh on him at tight end. His own syndicated talk show, The show of Dr. Oz, premiered in 2009. It was taken off the air on December 1, 2021, in the Philadelphia television market where it aired on Fox 29 and in New York after Oz announced his Senate candidacy. The program ended later that month.
