'Alarm bell': Oz's struggles have GOP pitching alternate path to Senate takeover
Politico
Republican officials outlined the Oz campaign's polling and financial troubles in recent meetings, emphasizing they can still win the Senate without Pennsylvania.
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN and NATALIE ALLISON
07/29/2022 01:42 PM EDT
Updated: 07/29/2022 04:01 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA The GOP establishment is feeling down on Dr. Oz.
The Senate Republicans campaign arm is privately sounding the alarm about physician Mehmet Ozs bid for the Senate in the critical battleground of Pennsylvania, while telling donors that the party still has a path to winning the majority without the state.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee raised concerns about Ozs lackluster polling and fundraising on at least three separate occasions in recent weeks, multiple sources told POLITICO.
On a donor call last week that focused on Senate races throughout the country, NRSC officials discussed Ozs poor performance in polls, including his high unfavorability ratings, said a person on the call.
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