Last year Mehmet Oz, host of “Dr. Oz” TV show, announced he would run for the Republican primary in Pennsylvania to replace retiring Senator Pat Toomey. Donald Trump has endorsed his campaign for the Senate race to take place in just over a month. This article by Dr. Eric Ostermeier is published by Smart Politics. Here is an excerpt:

Donald Trump’s endorsement of Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race this week adds a new wrinkle in the competitive fight for the Republican nomination that will be decided in just over a month.

With more than a half-dozen candidates slated to appear on the GOP ballot and as many as four or five possibly receiving double-digit support, candidates in the crowded field are looking for ways to stand out.

If Dr. Oz does move forward to the general election and then defeats the eventual Democratic nominee (in what is also expected to be a very close race), he would enter the U.S. Senate with a history-making victory.

Read the full article here.