This cartoon features a trio of defeated donkeys (democrats) pondering how it would have been possible for them to win the election when their opponent, Donald Trump, was so good at connecting himself to the working class. While they conclude that nothing could be done, a worn and tattered poster of Bernie Sanders eyes them from a building behind them. The artist behind this cartoon is David Horsey, a graduate of the University of Washington and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Shortly after Hillary Clinton seized the Democratic Party’s nomination, it was revealed that the DNC intentionally rigged its primaries in her favor, and against Bernie Sanders. When Clinton lost the general election to Donald Trump, many pointed fingers at the DNC for nominating an “unelectable” candidate. Horsey’s cartoon expresses an idea that Sanders, who had shown fantastic skill at uniting himself with the people, would have fared better against Donald Trump than Clinton. Horsey uses this cartoon as an attack towards the DNC. In their effort to keep the nomination away from Bernie Sanders, they only hurt themselves.
The artist uses dramatic irony in this cartoon to portray how obvious the DNC’s wrongdoings were. The donkeys, representing democrats, are wishing that Clinton had qualities that were specific to Sanders. If they knew that Sanders was watching them from the poster behind them, they wouldn’t be complaining. I think this cartoon is effective for a few reasons. Firstly, Clinton lost to Trump, this means the DNC’s evil paid off to nothing. Also, the leak showing that the DNC rigged its primaries hurt their nominee. Few people want to vote for someone who they felt was “cheating” in their campaign. Lastly, the cartoon emphasizes how Bernie’s advantages mirrored those of Trump, and how the DNC ignored the general anti-government feelings swelling in American voters.
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