From a conversation between New York Times columnists Gail Collins and Bret Stephens headlined “Will the Whole Political World Become a Crime Scene?”:

Bret Stephens: Years ago, when I was in high school, my father suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and his recovery took time. So I felt a lot of compassion for John Fetterman when he took the stage in that painful-to-watch debate with Mehmet Oz last week. On the other hand, I wouldn’t have recommended my dad for a Senate seat during his ordeal, and I’m getting the sense that Pennsylvania voters are reaching the same reluctant conclusion about the Democratic candidate.