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applegrove

(118,600 posts)
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 10:41 PM Sep 2022

In private memo, Fetterman confronts a new obstacle: Getting outspent

In private memo, Fetterman confronts a new obstacle: Getting outspent

Fetterman campaign manager Brendan McPhillips wrote a "wake-up call" to donors about increased GOP TV spending in Pennsylvania.

Fetterman, shown above, is leading Oz by nearly 10 percentage points in FiveThirtyEight’s public polling average, though individual public polls in the last month have put Fetterman ahead by anywhere from 2 points to a scarcely believable 21 points. | Mark Makela/Getty Images

By HOLLY OTTERBEIN

09/16/2022 04:51 PM EDT

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/16/private-memo-outlines-fettermans-new-challenge-getting-outspent-00057291

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PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman continues to lead Mehmet Oz in the polls, but the Pennsylvania Democrat’s Senate campaign is privately sounding the alarm that things could change if he continues getting outspent on TV.

In an internal memo on Tuesday to big-dollar donors, Fetterman campaign manager Brendan McPhillips warned that Oz and his Republican allies are together investing more in television ads than Fetterman and Democratic super PACs that support him.

“I am writing with a wake-up call,” said McPhillips in the message, which was obtained first by POLITICO. “In the last three weeks alone, Republicans have spent nearly $12 million dollars — significantly outspending us and out-communicating on the airwaves. We cannot allow this to continue unabated.”

Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor, dominated the Senate contest over the summer, prompting Republicans to grow increasingly anxious about their chances of holding the seat. Fetterman led Oz in fundraising and won headlines for trolling the celebrity doctor over his ties to New Jersey. Fetterman also had the airwaves to himself for weeks when Oz went dark on TV following his hard-fought GOP primary win.

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In private memo, Fetterman confronts a new obstacle: Getting outspent (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2022 OP
Obama said it over 10 years ago, and it's still true today FakeNoose Sep 2022 #1
K&R spanone Sep 2022 #2
I really hate this Bayard Sep 2022 #3
Money is only part of it. If it were a guarantee, we'd be talking about Senator Amy McGrath PortTack Sep 2022 #4
Yup ColinC Sep 2022 #5

FakeNoose

(32,620 posts)
1. Obama said it over 10 years ago, and it's still true today
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 10:48 PM
Sep 2022


We just need to Get The Vote Out - that is all!

Bayard

(22,048 posts)
3. I really hate this
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 11:17 PM
Sep 2022

The office should not go to whoever gets the most money. I'm sure this is not what the Founding Fathers had in mind.

PortTack

(32,754 posts)
4. Money is only part of it. If it were a guarantee, we'd be talking about Senator Amy McGrath
Mon Sep 19, 2022, 02:33 AM
Sep 2022

And others!

ColinC

(8,286 posts)
5. Yup
Mon Sep 19, 2022, 06:45 AM
Sep 2022

Although regardless of the position you are in, you always need more money in this environment. Which is how Fetterman is operating.

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