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Joe Biden races to Pennsylvania as Trump endorsed Dr Oz surges in US midterm polls

The Democrats are pinning hopes on gruff-speaking, tattooed John Fetterman to flip a Republican seat

President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have scrambled to Pennsylvania in a last-ditch attempt to save their candidate’s Senate campaign, after new polls showed a dramatic swing towards Donald Trump acolyte Dr Mehmet Oz.

The Democrats had been pinning their hopes on John Fetterman, the 6ft9inch progressive lieutenant governor, to flip a Republican seat in an all-important bellwether state that could decide control of the US Senate and the future of Mr Biden’s presidency.

The 53-year-old enjoyed a double-digit lead over celebrity surgeon Dr Oz through the summer, despite suffering a near-deadly stroke just days before the primary in May.

After a painful performance in Tuesday’s debate in the capital Harrisburg – the first and only between the two candidates – however, Mr Fetterman was trailing the Republican 45 points to 48 with little over a week to go before the vote.

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