Political candidates can go to some pretty great lengths, and some pretty deep and dark places, to drag their opponents.
Current lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania,John Fetterman, who is running against Dr. Mehmet Oz for one of Pennsylvania's US Senate seats, took things in exactly the opposite direction.
Fetterman landed an epic dig at Oz's tenuous residency in Pennsylvania in possibly the most conspicuous way possible. He used an aerial banner ad—yes, one of those banners pulled behind a propeller plane you often see at the beach.
The banner read:
"HEY DR. OZ. WELCOME HOME TO NJ! ❤️ JOHN"
\u201cTo all yinz + youse down the shore today: hope you saw my very nice message \u2708\ufe0f to one of NJ\u2019s famous longtime residents \ud83e\udd70\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
Fetterman didn't leave it there though, he kept the trolling going on Twitter.
\u201cDr. Oz: Jersey Strong \ud83d\udcaa\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
\u201cAt least, can Dr. Oz see Pennsylvania from his sprawling mansion in NJ?\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
A few Twitter users reported having seen the banner too.
\u201c@JohnFetterman I saw it!!\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
\u201c@JohnFetterman I saw this at Wildwood! Got a pic but it didn't turn out. Freaking amazing!\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
\u201c@JohnFetterman I saw it in Ocean City!!!\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
\u201c@JohnFetterman i love you\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
Many also expressed their support for Fetterman.
\u201c@JohnFetterman I don't live in PA or NJ but right next door in MD. You're leading the race, John, and I hope for the sake of PA and the rest us that the lead just keeps getting bigger and bigger. America needs you.\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
\u201c@sean_ernye Thank you, Sean.\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
\u201c@meJust98492191 \ud83e\udd70\u201d— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1657484544
In an email to HuffPost, Fetterman described the stunt as "Aerial Trolling!!!!"
He said:
"The banner will fly from Cape May to Brigantine on one of the biggest vacation weekends of the year."
"It will literally reach *thousands* of beachgoers at the shore, where so many Pennsylvania families go to vacation every year."
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