Oz Makes End-Of-Campaign Pitch To Bucks County Voters, Fitzpatrick Makes Rare Campaign Appearance

Mehmet Oz brought his campaign to Lower Bucks County in the final days leading up to election day.

On Tuesday evening, Oz hosted a rally at the Cornwells Fire Company along Route 13 in Bensalem Township. Between 200 to 300 supporters showed up to the event that wrapped up before the Phillies World Series appearance started.

Oz, a medical doctor and TV talk show host who lives in Montgomery County, told the crowd the focus for him is on improving the economy, supporting law and order policies and police, and better securing the border with Mexico and stopping drugs from being brought into the country.

“Running in this campaign has been a dream. I have gotten to meet so many wonderful people. And for me, a lot of the thought process went back to my dad, who was born on a dirt floor, and was allowed to come to the greatest country in the world because we were welcoming immigrants who were working hard for themselves and to make our country better,” said Oz, whose family is from Turkey. “What he instilled in me is that we are the land of plenty, the land or opportunity.”

The candidate, who is running in a neck-and-neck race with Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, of Western Pennsylvania, said the Democratic agenda isn’t the best course for the country.

Speaking to the crowd, Oz said he supports law enforcement officers, wants to stop deadly illegal drugs from coming through the “open border,” and improve financial burdens on families.

“Washington is getting it wrong because of the extreme positions they’re accepting of,” Oz said. “They need a dose of Pennsylvania reality.”

“I want to go to Washington and bring balance so you actually have the partisan bickering fall away. And we address the problems plaguing people in Pennsylvania and all around this country,” he added.

Oz is endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his campaign has worked to paint him as a moderate in recent weeks as polling has shown the race getting tighter.

The candidate called on supporters to make sure hardcore Republicans vote, but also to focus on moderates whose votes Oz needs to win.

“You get people in Bucks to think we have the right answer, the right diagnosis, the right treatment for the problems that ail Pennsylvania and this nation and we win statewide,” he said.

Oz said he is focusing on so-called “kitchen table” issues in the final days of the election. He urged his supporters to tell moderates he will find “common places” on issues.

Oz’s impassioned pitch follows a report from The Philadelphia Inquirer that he has contributed $27 million to his own campaign. His opponent hasn’t contributed to his own campaign but isn’t nearly as wealthy as the Republican. Oz’s campaign has raised $40.3 million, while Fetterman has raised $56.6 million, according to federal campaign finance reports.

Oz was introduced by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, the three-time GOP incumbent who rarely makes campaign appearances.

The congressman has endorsed Oz and blamed inflation and a slowdown in new police officers on the “far left.” He said voters should support Oz to fight those issues and because he is a good person.

“I think I am pretty good at reading people and looking into their heart and soul,” Fitzpatrick said. “I can tell you this is a good, decent, honorable man. I can tell you he is going to do a phenomenal job.”

Fitzpatrick said Bucks County voters need to be a “loud voice” for Oz.

Jim Worthington, the owner of the Newtown Athletic Club who is involved in Oz’s campaign, told voters they need to vote against “radical liberal” candidates.

“What a candidate,” he said of Oz.

“Everybody is counting on him,” he said. “You have to get the vote out.”

“This election is about saving our country,” Bucks County Republican Committee Chairperson Pat Poprik said. “We have to do everything and we have to get Oz in that Senate or we will never ever have a government where we can live in freedom and liberty.”

Kelly Bellerby-Allen, the Republican running against Democratic State Rep. Tina Davis, asked voters to make sure they support Republicans.

“Not only will we win,” she predicted. “We will see the Phillies win.”

State Rep. K.C. Tomlinson, of Bensalem Township, was at the event and said State Rep. Frank Farry, who is running for state senate, wanted to attend but he could not.

Tomlinson said crime is spilling over from neighboring Philadelphia and the Republicans will push back on crime.

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity and State Rep. Martina White were also in attendance at the event.

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