SO authentic! Dem Rep. in pro-Trump Pa. district hopes taking up deer hunting will boost re-election effort

Doug P. | 11:57 AM on August 20, 2018

Many midterm elections this November could come down to the wire, and at least one Democrat in Pennsylvania is pulling out all the stops:

Rep. Matt Cartwright, Dem in a Trump district, has taken up deer hunting.

“It helps me talk to Republican members of Congress, too,” Mr. Cartwright said. “It’s a nice way to say, ‘You know, I don’t hate you.’” https://t.co/nmkBe1rVrA

— Alexis Levinson (@alexis_levinson) August 19, 2018

Hey, maybe he learned something from another Democrat back in 2004:

https://twitter.com/randOmuos/status/1031200657946988544

Shades of John Kerry going on that duck hunt https://t.co/Z78hDwa780

— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) August 20, 2018

And as everybody knows, in that election, Kerry went on to… on second thought maybe the hunting strategy isn’t the best idea.

How do you do fellow kids? https://t.co/CQsC1KoFYv

— John Commodore Barry (@ShrinkGov) August 20, 2018

Cartwright campaign meeting:

"We need to appeal to Trump voters. What should we do?"

(3 polls and a focus group later…)

Deer hunting! https://t.co/TAUb5078Ez

— Matt Gorman (@mattsgorman) August 20, 2018

Desperation https://t.co/VKHiGhneB8

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) August 20, 2018

He seems authentic. https://t.co/3hyZ6WMsB2

— Mario (@e_j_schwarz) August 19, 2018

Yep, there’s no better way for a politician to convince voters of his/her sincerity than by taking up (insert whatever sport/hobby many locals take part in) during the heat of a re-election battle.

From the New York Times:

But the congressman has strained to avoid such typecasting as a liberal shill. Among other flourishes, he has been eager to share word of a new hobby with prospective voters: deer hunting.

“My job is to get to know people and learn about their passions,” he said in the interview.

There is another upside. “It helps me talk to Republican members of Congress, too,” Mr. Cartwright said. “It’s a nice way to say, ‘You know, I don’t hate you.’”