Alex Roarty

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Alex Roarty @Alex_Roarty

@julianrouth What's appropriate to ask about a candidate's mental faculties after a stroke? As one neurologist said to me, if you think those are pertinent questions, then shouldn't you also be pressing older lawmakers about their own mental acuity? Plenty of stroke victims recover to 100% — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 21, 2022

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Alex Roarty @Alex_Roarty

@julianrouth it was an issue in the 2016 Illinois race, after then Sen. Mark Kirk was recovering from a stroke that, by most appearances, was more severe than the one Fetterman had. It raised some thorny questions for journalists and others at the time! https://t.co/VyGcGbEsqf — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 21, 2022

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Alex Roarty @Alex_Roarty

@julianrouth maybe trickiest of all is if you're comfortable never actually knowing the effect. In Kirk's case, most everyone said other than physical limitations, he was the same ... except for a penchant to blurt out inappropriate comments. according to many of his old staffers, at least — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 21, 2022