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Dream Jobs: Political Cartoonist

Matt calls himself old-fashioned, and says adding visual humor and caricature are what make cartoons so great.

Dream Jobs: Political Cartoonist

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By Chance Seales and Megan Smith

Posted: 12:41 p.m. EDT Aug 28, 2018

Matt Wuerker first started drawing cartoons when Jimmy Carter was President. He freelanced for a long time before landing a more permanent spot at Politico when he was 50.

Matt shows Newsy's Chance Seales around his dream job.

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