Oz, PA become linchpin to GOP hopes…

PHILADELPHIA — A victory by Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania is increasingly becoming the linchpin to GOP hopes for a Senate majority, as the party grows more confident about a win in Nevada but more nervous about its chances in Georgia.

Over the last week, the first batch of polls conducted in Georgia following allegations that GOP nominee Herschel Walker paid for a woman’s abortion in 2009 showed Sen. Raphael Warnock (D‑Ga.) opening up a slight lead. His performance improved in four separate polls, and he now holds an average of a 3 percentage point lead over Walker. 

At the same time, the race in Pennsylvania has tightened, with Oz cutting into Democratic nominee John Fetterman’s long-held lead and the nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifting the race back into its toss-up column.

Barring an upset in a state like Arizona or Colorado, a GOP loss in Georgia means Republicans would have to win Pennsylvania and Nevada in order to nab the 51 seats needed, putting increased pressure on Oz to topple Fetterman.

“Given the revelations around Walker in the last two weeks, Oz’s s …