Republican challenger obliterates Democrat Jon Tester in debate for Montana US Senate seat



Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana faced his Republican challenger in a heated debate on Tuesday, but it is a closing line that is getting a lot of attention on social media.

'Tester got his head dunked in a DC toilet.'

The wide-ranging debate touched on many topics, but Tim Sheehy lobbed a haymaker at Tester when the Democrat tried to accuse the Republican of supporting privatization of public lands in Montana.

"Well, Senator Tester knows all about backroom meetings. He's been taking them for 20 years as the number one recipient of lobbyist cash. The number one recipient of lobbyist cash in the whole country! Of all candidates, number one!" Sheehy said.

"So if you want to talk about backroom meetings, while I was fighting in Afghanistan, he was eating lobbyist steak in D.C.," he added.

Sheehy went on to deny that he was trying to sell off public lands. Video of the moment went viral on social media where many commentators declared Tester's political career expired.

"Tim Sheehy committed a homicide during the Montana Senate debate tonight," responded Greg Price.

"The look on Tester’s face. He knows," replied Republican activist Matthew Hurtt.

"This is called a smack down! Tester got his head dunked in a DC toilet," read another critical tweet.

The RealClearPolitics average of polling in the race has Sheehy trouncing Tester with an average of 5.8% over the incumbent Democrat. In-person voting for Montana begins on Oct. 8.

The entire debate can be viewed on Montana PBS on its YouTube account.

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Democrat John Fetterman beats Republican Dr. Oz in hotly contested race for Pennsylvania's US Senate seat, multiple networks project



Democrat John Fetterman beat Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in the hotly contested race for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat, according to projections from Fox News, NBC News, and other outlets early Wednesday morning.

The tally had been too close to call after midnight, but Fetterman began getting the big check mark just before 1 a.m.

As the projected winner, Fetterman may help shift the balance of power in the Senate, which has been deadlocked at 50-50 since early 2021 — albeit with Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, holding the deciding vote. It's also a pickup for Democrats, as the seat was held by retiring GOP U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey.

The Oz-versus-Fetterman contest received arguably the most attention nationwide, particularly when Oz began to chip away at Fetterman's sizable lead and especially after Fetterman's stroke earlier this year — and its cognitive effects on him — became a major issue.

What happened Tuesday night?

Around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fetterman was leading Oz by whopping 17 points with 20% of precincts reporting. But just after an hour, Oz had made significant gains, narrowing the gap to two points with 64% reporting.

At 11 p.m., the only Pennsylvania county that hadn't reported was Bedford, which sits on the southern edge of the state and is heavily conservative. A few minutes later, when Bedford finally reported, Fetterman's lead shrank to 1.1 points.

The Associated Press by 1:12 a.m. had not called the race, which showed Fetterman leading Oz by 1.4 points with 84% of precincts reporting. The vote totals stood at 2,446,089 for Fetterman and 2,380,124 for Oz, according to the AP.

What's the background?

Oz had consistently trailed Fetterman in the polls, but Oz cut into Fetterman's double-digit lead after the Senate primary in May to just a 3.7-point average differential by the end of September.

What's more, Oz attacked Fetterman for refusing to share his medical records with reporters in regard to his stroke and for agreeing to only one debate.

NBC News interviewed Fetterman a little over three weeks prior to Election Day, and he struggled to speak and understand the questions he was asked — even having to read a reporter's questions from a computer.

It was more of the same during Fetterman's late-October debate against Oz, as Fetterman started things off by saying: "Hi. Good night, everybody."

\u201cFetterman opens the debate: \n\n"Hi. Good night everybody."\u201d
— Greg Price (@Greg Price) 1666742744

Fetterman supports abortion with no limits and has vowed to end the filibuster. What's more, he has attacked Oz for stating that "abortion is murder" and claimed the Republican doesn't believe in exceptions for rape or incest.

Anything else?

On the eve of the midterms, Fetterman filed a federal lawsuit arguing that not counting ballots that violate Pennsylvania election law actually violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Poll: Herschel Walker leads far-left incumbent Raphael Warnock by 3 points in Georgia's crucial US Senate race



Republican Herschel Walker has taken a three-point lead over incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia's crucial U.S. Senate race, Fox News reported, citing a new poll from InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 Atlanta.

What are the details?

The poll indicates Walker is receiving 47% support while Warnock is receiving 44% support, Fox News said.

Those numbers represent a two-point increase for Walker and a four-point decrease for Warnock over a July poll, which the cable network said demonstrates a major shift in the race just two months before the midterm elections.

Walker appeared Wednesday on Fox News' "Hannity" and explained where he believes the boost in support is coming from.

"The reason is I'm getting out and meeting the people, and I'm talking to the people, and the people are speaking," Walker told host Sean Hannity. "You know, they've spent over $50 million against me, but the race is still tied."

The "Hannity" show referenced an Emerson College poll conducted in late August showing Walker up by two points over Warnock, 46% to 44%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 points. Fox News said the InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 Atlanta survey was conducted Sept. 6 and 7 and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 points.

InsiderAdvantage chairman Matt Towery said alongside the poll results that "Warnock is winning among younger voters and seniors but trails badly among those 40-64. Men support Walker at 60%, while women support Warnock at 55%. Walker is receiving 12% support from African American respondents. With only 4% undecided, this race could very well be headed to a General Election runoff given the fact that there seems to be few points among the various demographics up for grabs," the cable network reported.

Warnock agreed to debate Walker in October, Fox News added.

"People want a change in Washington. Senator Warnock is a cut from the cloth of Joe Biden. And what I mean by that is he believes in higher taxes, he believes in open borders, he voted to put men in women's sports. And that's not what the Georgian people want," Walker added to Hannity. "The Georgian people want someone they can trust, and they can trust in Herschel Walker."

Anything else?

The InsiderAdvantage/FOX 5 Atlanta poll also shows Georgia's incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, leading Democrat candidate Stacey Abrams, Fox News said.

"Kemp leads in every age group in the survey. He receives right at 10% of African American support and a rather astounding 68% of white voters surveyed," Towery said, according to the cable network. "Abrams has an impressive 54% of female voters, while Kemp receives 63% from men."