Oz, 61, relied on Trump’s endorsement as proof of his conservative good faith, while Trump attacked Oz’s rivals and argued that Oz had the best chance of winning the field in November. of presidential battle.
Rivals made Oz’s dual citizenship in Turkey a problem in the race. If elected, Oz would be the nation’s first Muslim senator.
Born in the United States, Oz served in the Turkish military and voted in the 2018 election. Oz said he would relinquish his Turkish citizenship if he won the November election and accused McCormick of making “fanatical” attacks.
Oz and McCormick covered state airwaves with political announcements for months, spending millions of their own money. Virtually unknown four months ago, McCormick had to present himself to voters and exploited Oz’s long history as a public figure for material in attack ads.
Like McCormick, Oz moved out of state to run in Pennsylvania.
Oz, a Harvard graduate, New York Times best-selling author and self-proclaimed advocate of welfare, has lived for the past two decades in a mansion in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, on the Hudson River overlooking Manhattan; tourist.
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The famous heart surgeon highlighted his connections to Pennsylvania, saying he grew up right on the state border in Delaware, went to medical school in Philadelphia, and married a native of Pennsylvania.
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