The cartoon caption shown in the background says "Super Tues." This sign has an arrow pointing to a voting booth. There is a man at the back of the voting of the voter center. A sign in book, to ensure identification as a US citizen and registered voter sits on the desk. There is a speech bubble coming from the volunteer watching, but there are no words or even any letters or symbols in the bubble. It is blank. The irony of this is that the voter is focused just on placing a vote, a civil liberty, but being stubborn and ignorant of that man is the essence of problem caused by Republicans, they cannot decide who to elect. The voter in this case is an elephant, the mascot of the Republican Party. This pertains to todays political field because Super Tuesday, also known as the southern primary, is next tuesday. History has proved that Super Tuesday has been a turning point in both the Democratic and Republican nomination campaigns. There are hundreds of delegates up for grabs and this can either keep a candidates momentum up, and push that candidate to the party convention, or this date can pull conservative voters to an alternative, that may have been struggling to raise enough money to keep in the running for president. This cartoon is of a liberal slant. The elephant is all beat up as it approaches the voting booth. He has a cast on right foot and one on his left arm. His head even has a small bandage. This shows that because of all the Republican debates, commercials, and speeches, the Republican candidates have been tarnishing each other, while destroying what the Republican party stands for. What is a true conservative? This competition can be considered horrible. Obama does not have to criticize any of the candidates since the Republicans are dishing out insults and using negative ads to gain support. With all these attacks and the economy rising, Obama is in an ideal position to defeat any rising Republican nominee, even if one is chosen the day after Super Tuesday.
The caption, picture frame hanging on the wall, says "Michigan, Home Sweet Home." The Michigan primary has just passed and Mitt Romney has emerged as the winner. The media had predicted the week before this primary that Santorum had a considerable lead. The irony is that Romney was born and raised in the state, his father was the Governor, has the home field advantage and would have been devastating to his demeanor as a candidate to loose the state he is very familiar with. If Romney had lost Michigan, his momentum would have dropped dramatically and would be second guessed since his people would not even vote for him as a reliable and superior candidate. The cartoon depicts Romney sitting on the couch, probably in the house he grew up in. He is wiping the sweat from his brow with a towel in relief of what the results showed in the primary. A thought cloud depicts the words, "Phew, that was close." He only beat Santorum by a mere three percentage points, however both Romney and Santorum received the same amount of delegates, thus splitting the congressional districts. Romney said in a conference later on that a "win is a win." The ideology represented is neither liberal nor conservative. This is a factual representation of what Romney actually felt and the word choice he used in his victory speech in Detroit. This is definitely a plus for the Romney campaign, and he just dodged a bullet which could have taken him out of the number 1 position in the primary season.
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