Pa. GOP Candidate Seeks to Unseat Democrat in Biden’s Hometown

Pa. GOP Candidate Seeks to Unseat Democrat in Biden’s Hometown
Donald Trump-endorsed Jim Bognet is trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. Courtesy of Jim Bognet for Congress
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Nestled in the Rust Belt of northeast Pennsylvania where President Joe Biden was born, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre are cities once dominated by Democrats.

But times have changed, and Republicans believe that Donald Trump-endorsed business owner Jim Bognet can unseat five-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District general election.

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