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If your reputation is that 'you are a chat show host', which is what a lot of Republicans were complaining about when Oz lost, then I suppose it's got to be seen as a hindrance.
Or have we conveniently forgotten that Republicans on this very forum weren't happy with him being pitted against Fetterman?
To be honest, for US politics, it's not that abnormal.
I wouldn't expect it in a normal political climate though.
Maybe practically it disqualifies him because it'll get less people to vote for him. But objectively I don't see any real argument against it because it shouldn't define him as a person. He might have a bunch of relevant skills.
As a blanket statement I'd say I prefer an "outsider" with a non-political background over somebody who studied politicology, worked a few years at some random state department and decided to join a political party after that. Of course that's just a general sentiment, I don't really know much about this Oz dude, maybe he was a dumb idiot.