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Liberals Didn’t Do John Fetterman Any Favors<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-fettermans-disaster-shows-why-debates-might-go-extinct">John Fetterman’s</a> campaign might be the first in history to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-fetterman-pushes-through-debate-with-dr-mehmet-oz-after-stroke-pennsylvania-senate">unleash an October surprise on <em>themselves</em></a>. There’s a reason opponents wait until right before Election Day to drop opposition research: It’s <em>devastating</em>.</p> <p>This week, we were treated to a clinic on why it’s better to get bad news out early and in small doses. By hiding the truth about the state of his condition following a devastating stroke last May, and pinning their hopes on an October 25 debate performance, Fetterman didn’t just jeopardize his campaign—or which party controls the U.S. Senate—he also cast a pall on the Democratic Party’s hopes just two weeks before the midterms.</p> <p>Rather than being <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-fetterman-should-have-just-been-transparent-with-voters-after-his-stroke">open and transparent</a>, Fetterman’s campaign sought to stonewall the press, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-totally-fair-to-make-john-fettermans-health-a-campaign-issue">delay the inevitable</a>, and criticize anyone who tried to question his fitness for office—or even expose the truth about his current condition.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/liberals-didnt-do-john-fetterman-any-favors?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty

John Fetterman’s campaign might be the first in history to unleash an October surprise on themselves. There’s a reason opponents wait until right before Election Day to drop opposition research: It’s devastating.

This week, we were treated to a clinic on why it’s better to get bad news out early and in small doses. By hiding the truth about the state of his condition following a devastating stroke last May, and pinning their hopes on an October 25 debate performance, Fetterman didn’t just jeopardize his campaign—or which party controls the U.S. Senate—he also cast a pall on the Democratic Party’s hopes just two weeks before the midterms.

Rather than being open and transparent, Fetterman’s campaign sought to stonewall the press, delay the inevitable, and criticize anyone who tried to question his fitness for office—or even expose the truth about his current condition.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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