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It’s Not ‘Ableist’ to Wonder If Fetterman Can Do His Job

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It’s Not ‘Ableist’ to Wonder If Fetterman Can Do His Job
Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in Erie, Pa., on Aug. 12, 2022. Nate Smallwood/Getty Images
David Harsanyi
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NBC News’ Dasha Burns recently aired the first in-person interview with Pennsylvania senatorial candidate John Fetterman since his stroke. The candidate needed a closed-captioned monitor to answer questions because of “auditory processing” struggles caused by his recent stroke. “In small talk before my interview,” Burns added, “it wasn’t clear he understood what I was saying.”

David Harsanyi
David Harsanyi
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David Harsanyi is a conservative journalist, syndicated author, and editor. He wrote for the Denver Post for eight years, and edited for The Federalist for more than six years before becoming senior writer at National Review in 2019. Harsanyi authored five books, including “First Freedom: A Ride Through America's Enduring History With the Gun” and “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.”
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