Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman’s persistent lead in the polls over his Republican rival, the Trump-backed Dr. Mehmet Oz, boggles the mind. The two are vying for the open seat currently occupied by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, who is retiring. Democrats consider this contest their best chance to pick up a Senate seat in November. Although the race has tightened in recent weeks, the RealClearPolitics average of polls still shows Fetterman with a 6.5% advantage.
One of Fetterman’s top priorities is delivering so-called criminal justice reform. During a 2020 interview, journalist Jason Flom asked him, “If you had a magic wand and you could wave it and fix one thing, what would it be?”
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