Oprah Winfrey issues slew of Democrat endorsements

Oprah Winfrey issued a series of last-minute endorsements for Democrat candidates in the US midterms. The chat show superstar 68, has thrown her backing behind the likes of John Fetterman in Pennsylvania and other pro-abortion Democrats who have hit out at the baseless Republican denial of the 2020 election result.Oprah Winfrey has backed John Fetterman, saying she “would have already cast my vote” for the Democrat if she lived in PennsylvaniaOprah Winfrey issued a series of last-minute endorsements for Democrat candidates in the US midterms, announcing xxxxThe chat show superstar 68, has thrown her backing behind xxx, xxx and xxx.She said on xxx: ‘Over the last week, Oprah announced her support for Mr Fetterman, as he faces off against Republican Dr Mehmet Oz.She told a virtual conversation with the OWN Your Vote Coalition: ‘At the beginning of the midterm campaigns, I said it was up to citizens to vote for who would represent them.’If I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already cast my vote for John Fetterman. ‘There are clear choices and some dynamic candidates who are working to represent the values that so many of us hold dear – like inclusion, compassion, and community. ‘So I ask that voters use discernment and choose wisely for the democracy of our country.’ Oprah Winfrey issued a bevy of last-minute endorsements for Democrat candidates (Image: GETTY) She backed John Fetterman, Beto O’Rourke and Stacey Abrams among others (Image: GETTY)Oprah also issued support for Democrats in North Carolina and other states.The TV personality said: ‘If I was in North Carolina, sister Cheri Beasley, if I was in Florida, I’d be supporting Val Demings. “If I was in Wisconsin, it’d be Mandela Barnes; in Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto; in Texas, Beto O’Rourke; and Raphael Warnock and the incredible Stacey Abrams in Georgia.’READ MORE: Biden’s Democrats ‘ready to go’ in midterm elections despite GOP lead ‘If I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already cast my vote for John Fetterman’ (Image: GETTY) Polls in Pennsylvania put John Fetterman only points ahead of Dr Mehmet Oz (Image: GETTY)According to FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker, the November 8 leader survey sees Dr Oz lead Mr Fetterman by just 0.5 percent.The website aggregates a number of polls, including Research Company’s November 4 to 6 survey, which involved 450 likely voters being questioned – this time showing the Democrat ahead by just one point.Laphonza Butler is President of EMILY’s List, an political action committee helping to elect Democratic female candidates in favour of abortion rights.Ms Butler wrote on Oprah’s network’s website that ‘freedom is on the ballot’ during the 2022 midterms, hitting out at the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v Wade.She said: ‘This is the most important election of our lifetimes. It’s an expression that we’ve heard in every election cycle in recent memory, because it is always true.DON’T MISSAmericans want Truss-style tax cuts according to new pollTomorrow Joe Biden will be offcially a lame duck and spat out by partyBiden braced as midterms threaten to trigger a ‘political crisis’ Donald Trump Jr has lashed out at Fetterman’s stroke and health in rallies (Image: GETTY) The talk show host featured Laphonza Butler who said ‘freedom is on the ballot’ (Image: TWITTER)’With every election, there are new challenges, and they are piled on the ones that linger. But the vote that we will cast over the next few weeks, and on November 8, will be an actual deposit into the future of the girls who will come behind us. ‘Your vote will be for my daughter who will cast her first vote 10 years from now. We have the power to decide if she’ll cast her vote in a world in which she can be hopeful about the future, or in one that is full of despair.’Women of America, we have been called out. It will be up to us to respond. It will be up to us to take control of our bodies and our futures. ‘Let’s not give our voice or our power away. We must own our vote and demand our freedom.’