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Category Archives: Elections and politics
Cartoon: Who’s A Good Voter?
If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. Trump is in some ways more awful than the typical Republican politician – more crass, more ignorant, more dangerously impulsive. But a lot of his awfulness is just what we’ve … Continue reading
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Cartoon: On The Creation of the Electoral College
If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon! Even a pledge of $1 means a lot to me! This cartoon was largely inspired by reading “The Proslavery Origins of the Electoral College ,” by historian Paul Finkelman . … Continue reading
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Cartoon: The Two Party System
In my youth, I was very tempted by third parties. Not so much nowadays. But this cartoon isn’t about that; it’s about the ridiculous choice between two major parties, one of which is a bit technocratic and complacent, the other … Continue reading
Cartoon: The Six Kinds of Republican
This was originally published on Fusion. They have a lot of great cartoons in their archives. If you like this, consider supporting my Patreon! There’s a tendency among conservatives to act as if racists are unicorns . That is, they … Continue reading
Cartoon: Our Choices
Transcript of cartoon: OUR CHOICES (The title of the comic strip, “Our Choices,” is printed in large letters at the top of the cartoon.) Panel 1 (A woman and a man talk, the woman holding her hands out, palms up, … Continue reading
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The Electoral Map If Only Millennials Had Voted – new maps based on exit polls
There’s been a map floating around the internet claiming to show the election outcome if only millennials had voted; but it’s based on October polls, not on actual exit polling. “Alas” moderator and commentator Charles, understandably (if pedantically) ((As a … Continue reading
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Which Candidate Won Working Class Voters?
Rhetoric like “ Hillary was a complete non-starter for the working class“ and “given the importance of the blue collar vote“ ignores an important point – which is that not all working-class people who are white. And although I don’t … Continue reading
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Getting ready for President Trump
So I got on a plane in Texas feeling optimistic, checked the news once the plane landed in Portland, and… wow. I go offline for five hours and everything goes south. I really think I’ve had too much faith in … Continue reading
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And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…