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Fetterman and Oz spar in only formal debate ahead of Pennsylvania's Senate election

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, and former TV doctor Mehmet Oz, a Republican, faced off last night in the only debate in a tight race that will help determine control of the Senate.
In a debate hosted by NewsNation Tuesday night, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz sparred over issues such as abortion, foreign policy and fracking.

Pennsylvania Senate candidates John Fetterman, the Democratic Lt. Governor, and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former TV doctor, faced off Tuesday night in the only formal debate of the race.

The two were in an a TV studio, without an audience, in Harrisburg, Pa., where they sparred over abortion rights, fracking, the economy and crime.

Due to a he suffered in May, Fetterman

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