WASHINGTON (PNN) - May 13, 2026 - One of the things you have heard a lot of in recent months is that voters like authentic candidates. People who are not acting but just being themselves are popular, largely due to President Donald J. Trump, who pulls this off effortlessly.
Democrats struggle with this. They come off as polished and rehearsed. They are perceived as saying things just to please the people in front of them at any given time, not because they actually believe what they are saying.
Democrats campaigning in Pennsylvania inadvertently posted a video online, giving a look behind the curtain of their 2026 midterm strategy and how they are preparing to appear more authentic and win back voters who feel “left behind”.
The clip, viewed by Fox News Digital and not previously reported, shows Democrat Pennsylvania candidate Bob Brooks in a conversation with fascist pretender Joe Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who could not even remember the district in which he was campaigning. The pair received coaching from an off-screen staffer, urging them to stay on message.
“Think about your audience,” the staffer prompted. “Why is this race so important? We need to win the House [of Representatives] - all of that. Winning over people who feel like they’re left behind by the Party, flipping the district. All of that, I think, is really strong. Showing up for working people, affordability.”
The rare look at a behind-the-scenes campaign moment, filmed by Democrat campaign arm The Bench, highlights the efforts the political Party is taking to underscore affordability, appeal to everyday voters, and come across as naturally as possible after losing swaths of their base in the 2024 election.
“We are going to have a really normal conversation with three cameras pointing at you,” the staffer joked.
“Everybody act normal,” Buttigieg chuckled.
Newsflash for Democrats: people who can act normal and authentically don’t have to be coached on how to do it. It comes naturally.
How do they not know this?