Oz’s fast-talking Trump speak shouldn’t outweigh Fetterman’s actual plans

Tuesday's much-anticipated live debate between Pennsylvania Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz yielded some pertinent takeaways. [View in browser]( [Image]( October 26, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] The real takeaway from the Oz-Fetterman debate]( by Zeeshan Aleem Last night's much-anticipated live debate between Pennsylvania Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz yielded some pertinent takeaways for voters ahead of the midterm election. Yet, as [Zeeshan Aleem points out](, there's a chance the actual messages from each candidate were obscured by the fact that Oz, a former talk show celebrity, provided polished (albeit both alarming and evasive) soundbite-worthy responses, while Fetterman's speech was noticeably altered as he recovers from a stroke he suffered in May. Still, his talking points were sound as he conveyed progressive ideas "about what's needed to make the country better," Aleem writes. Oz, on the other hand, "constantly refused to take positions as clearly as Fetterman, and the positions he did stake out should worry Pennsylvanians for their extremism and casual alignment with Trump's authoritarian movement," Aleem [writes](. And now, it falls on Pennsylvania voters to distinguish which type of leader they prefer. Read Zeeshan Aleem's [full analysis]( in your Wednesday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](   TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Jacques Berlinerblau]( [Why Trump's antisemitism is different from all other antisemitism]( Donald Trump's unique brand of antisemitism has nothing to do with people being Jewish. [Read more.]( [Ja'han Jones]( [Ye learns even a self-anointed 'Jeen-Yuhs' can face consequences]( There's a lesson here for Ye’s followers, and frankly, anyone engaged in stan culture.Read more.]( Lisa Rubin]( [Hope Hicks just gave an interview to the Jan. 6 committee. Here's what to know.]( The ground has shifted in the three-plus years since the former White House aide last spoke with a congressional committee. [Read more.]( Steve Benen]( [In classified docs case, DOJ's latest moves add to Trump's troubles]( As for why the former president should find all of this unsettling, let's not lose sight of the larger context. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Alex Wagner Tonight]( ['Candy with a poison center': Common GOP attacks show up in Fetterman-Oz debate]( [All In]( ['That's not patriotism': Arizona sheriff on voter intimidation at ballot box]( [Image of Beto O'Rourke]( [The ReidOut Roadshow]( [O'Rourke: Texans who've been blocked from voting will soon 'form the margin of victory on Nov. 8']( [The Last Word]( [Woodward: Trump and Kim Jong-un wrote to each other 'like teenagers'](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] [A graphic of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra on a cell phone]( The fourth episode of MSNBC's newest original podcast series, "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" is available now. In the latest episode, Rachel explores how a paid agent of Adolf Hitler's government leveraged sitting members of the United States Congress to launder millions of pieces of Nazi propaganda into the hands of the American people, in an effort to weaken democracy. [Listen now](.   [A graphic of WITHpod ]( The Reconstruction era is a pivotal point in our nation's history and often misconstrued. What many hoped to be a time of promise and racial equality after the Civil war turned into a period marked by terror and violence against Black people and widespread efforts to undermine and stop Black progress. In her new book, "I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction," Professor Kidada E. Williams of Wayne State University reexamines this period and shares the stories of those who fought against oppression. Williams joins [WITHpod]( to discuss her new book and the impact of racial trauma on future generations.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)