TV doc turned Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz met with Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell at the NRSC headquarters earlier this month to lay out
why he thinks he can win in the swing state of Pennsylvania. 

In normal times, such a meeting between a candidate and party bosses
would be as pro forma as they come. But needless to say, these are not
normal times in the GOP. Playbook's Tara Palmeri is here to explain.

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