Fetterman’s Debate Performance Panned

“Capitol Hill’s reaction to the Pennsylvania Senate debate was brutal for Democratic nominee John Fetterman, from Democrats and Republicans alike,” Axios reports.

“Multiple sources wondered why Fetterman agreed to debate when he clearly wasn’t ready. Fetterman struggled at times to respond to the moderators’ questions, even with the assistance of a closed captioning device.”

Said one Democratic lawmaker: “Why the hell did Fetterman agree to this? This will obviously raise more questions than answers about John’s health.”

Politico says Fetterman was “struggling at times to effectively communicate — missing words, pausing awkwardly and speaking haltingly.”

Playbook notes Fetterman failed to meet even the low expectations his own campaign set for him Monday in a memo that predicted “awkward pauses, missing some words, and mushing other words together” as well as “temporary miscommunications at times.”