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  6. article_body => "<p>Gritty was on Capitol Hill Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>No, he was not announcing his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>But remember when he received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/the700level\/gritty-sheriff-yes-flyers-mascot-received-write-votes-tuesdays-election\" target=\"_blank\">14 votes in Camden County<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the Flyers' mascot was doing his thing in Washington, D.C., for the 2019 Hockey Day on the Hill and Future Goals demonstration put together by the NHL and the bipartisan Congressional Hockey Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/students-take-part-in-nhl-all-star-future-goals-kids-day-program\/c-304223710\" target=\"_blank\">right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gritty, obviously, was a popular attraction.<\/p>\n<p>Big fan Katy Tur of MSNBC got to meet the orange fella and was clearly thrilled.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"nl\" dir=\"ltr\">Omg omg omg omg omg <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qzuzdjp2fh\">pic.twitter.com\/Qzuzdjp2fh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatyTurNBC\/status\/1093195867425857536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>She had probably been waiting for this moment ever since \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katy Tur Barely Contains Laughter During Segment on the Political Juggernaut That Is Gritty the Mascot (VIDEO) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/erzCKHZmMf\">https:\/\/t.co\/erzCKHZmMf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gxSqW4OB6b\">pic.twitter.com\/gxSqW4OB6b<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mediaite (@Mediaite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mediaite\/status\/1062128391376265218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>Per usual, Gritty was active and busy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ran into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> on Capitol Hill today. This is a great event for a lifelong <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHLFlyers<\/a> fan like myself! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FhH6ck1CYI\">pic.twitter.com\/FhH6ck1CYI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rep. Brendan Boyle (@CongBoyle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongBoyle\/status\/1093201701216096256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was love at first \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udc40\ud83e\udd70 Love you boo! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G7oCU96dts\">pic.twitter.com\/G7oCU96dts<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Erin Hawksworth (@ErinHawksworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErinHawksworth\/status\/1093205004679290882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Look who it is: Gritty on Capitol Hill! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5NsZgXmAZX\">pic.twitter.com\/5NsZgXmAZX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWhyno\/status\/1093181772299468802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gritty Stick Flip. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UBHdLCwqo5\">pic.twitter.com\/UBHdLCwqo5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWhyno\/status\/1093184355009249280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gritty met a lookalike. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WeYGuSiU80\">pic.twitter.com\/WeYGuSiU80<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWhyno\/status\/1093193104621006848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n \n<p>The guy just has swag.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Isn&#39;t this just the most <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrittyNHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrittyNHL<\/a> thing you&#39;ve seen? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/io1rz3DV0y\">pic.twitter.com\/io1rz3DV0y<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHL\/status\/1092069002774528000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/washington\/myteams-nbc-sports?utm_tags=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! 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Gritty was on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

No, he was not announcing his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election.

But remember when he received 14 votes in Camden County?

Anyway, the Flyers' mascot was doing his thing in Washington, D.C., for the 2019 Hockey Day on the Hill and Future Goals demonstration put together by the NHL and the bipartisan Congressional Hockey Caucus.

You can learn more about the event right here.

Gritty, obviously, was a popular attraction.

Big fan Katy Tur of MSNBC got to meet the orange fella and was clearly thrilled.

She had probably been waiting for this moment ever since …

Per usual, Gritty was active and busy.

The guy just has swag.

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