Monday, April 9, 2012


     In the cartoon, Rick Santorum is being interviewed by a television network about the Republican nomination process and asked about his chances of becoming the nominee.  The bottom of the screen is says Election 2012 and right next to this caption it depicts Santorum's name next to the (R) for Republican.  He is being asked about his fellow competitor, Mitt Romney's advantage of having out raised his campaign by a long shot, thus ensuring an easier and more successful path to victory.  He states that "Romney is only trouncing me because he has outspent me 3 to 1."  This just shows how money is probably the biggest factor in this process and why Gingrich, who has barely any support from the general public compared to Santorum and Romney, has stayed in the race.  Money has the ability to showcase ads, get more publicity, gain the support of those that are undecided, and most especially, get your viewpoints voiced and widely heard.  Romney has this edge and with all these advantages it just shows that Santorum was at a disadvantage from the start.  This just shows that Americans are do not care about the views and policy, but they jump on the bandwagon to join their friends.  Santorum in a thought bubble reminds himself that "It will be different when President Obama outspends me 50 to 1."  The irony is that Santorum ignores the fact that he cannot compete for the presidency even if he wins the nomination.  Electability is ignored which is probably the most important issue for the party as a whole to consider if they want to regain power in the country.  This is from a liberal slant because it shows the improbability of Santorum trying to win at this point even with his confidence and high hopes.



   In this cartoon Mitt Romney is depicted as the Easter Bunny and Rick Santorum is depicted as a little kid searching for easter eggs.  Romney is smiling and is a very happy bunny.  His basket is filled to the brim with large colorful eggs to the point of overflow.  Each egg has the initials of all the states he won leading up to Easter Sunday.  Mitt is able to relax with his family and enjoy the holidays as he seems ready to share his joy with others.  Rick, on the other hand, has a glum look in his eyes.  He is staring at Mitt, glaring at all those giant eggs.  Santorum merely has a small basket with about five eggs in total which are tiny relative to his competitor.  He is on the ground, defeated with not enough eggs (states) to satisfy his great yearning to have the majority.  This relates directly with the nomination process.  Santorum has had stretches of good fortune, winning three in a row at one point, but Santorum has lost in the long run.  The last and probably the most vital state that he had to win was Wisconsin, but Romney is gladly hopping away and ready to celebrate the inevitability of the winning the Republican Nomination.  Romney is set to take on Obama after having a huge lead in delegates.  The slant is indifferent.  The cartoonist is ready for the battle for the presidency and move on with the race after a long primary process.  Mitt is ready after defending what he stands for, for the most part.

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