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My Recent Campaign Cartoons

So far, this GOP Primary has been terrific for guys like me. All the Republican candidates are fun to draw, and at this point the only thing I’m concerned about is having enough pencils to keep up.

Mitt Romney has suddenly become the right’s whipping boy over “vulture capitalism” and his hesitancy to release his tax returns. Romney claims that Gingrich and others are attacking free enterprise, and Mitt’s proud of what he’s earned despite how much you may envy him. So if he’s so proud, why’s he afraid to let us know all about it?

Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich bashes the media and pretends to be the “family values” candidate despite his marital record and stories about hospital bed divorces…

Remember after Iowa and New Hampshire, when we all though Mitt would walk away with this primary easily? Yeah, not so much…

I guess New Hampshire wasn’t the cruel, bossy dominatrix we all thought she was…

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Gingrich And His Wives Cartoons

Despite winning the South Carolina Primary, Newt Gingrich is still carrying a lot of baggage forward. The notion that the family values candidate is having to fight off attacks from his second wife over claims he wanted an “open marriage” could hamper the comeback of the former speaker, especially if he insists on sending the daughters from his first wife to defend his third wife against attacks from his second wife.

Uh-oh, I’ve gone cross-eyed. I think we’re better off checking out all the great Gingrich Women cartoons we have to offer.

Rick McKee / Augusta Chronicle (click to view our Gingrich Women cartoon collection)
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Romney Tax Returns

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Five Funny Newt Gingrich Cartoons

This fascinating and fun to draw GOP Primary will continue to Florida, as Newt Gingrich has pulled off the upset and defeated Mitt Romney in the South Carolina Primary.

Newt is nearly a perfect candidate for the nation’s cartoonists. He’s very fun to draw, has enough baggage in his past to fit nearly every visual metaphor, and his harsh rhetoric offers great visuals for cartoonists to take advantage of.

Here are five recent Newt Gingrich cartoons that I thought I’d share. To view all our Newt Gingrich cartoons, click here.

Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune
Rick McKee / Augusta Chronicle
Jimmy Margulies / The Record
Bill Schorr / Cagle Cartoons
Chris Weyant / The Hill
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Come See Me at ApocalypTOON

I am reclusive and rarely seen, but I’ll be coming out of my shell next Thursday, January 26th, for ApocalypTOON in Arlington, Virginia, just outside of Washington.

It looks like great fun. Come party with the cartoonists. So cool.

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Newt Looks Forward

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Best Political Cartoons of the Week

Every Friday, we collect the best political cartoons of the week and stuff them into one big, glorious slideshow.

So just relax and catch up on a week’s worth of news with our Best Cartoons of the Week slideshow.

Rick McKee / Augusta Chronicle (click to start slideshow)
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SOPA

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Learn How to Draw the Pope

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Five Cartoons About the Keystone Pipeline

The Obama administration has decided to deny the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal, stating the environmental studies they were requested to make couldn’t be finished in the 60-day deadline imposed by Republicans as part of the payroll tax deal.

Some of our cartoonists have already weighed in on the controversial oil pipeline. Here are five good ones, and after today’s announcement, I’m sure there are many more to come:

Nate Beeler / Washington Examiner
Chris Weyant / The Hill
Aislin / Montreal Gazette
Nate Beeler / Washington Examiner
Graeme MacKay / Hamilton Spectator (Canada)
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Cruise Ship Yahtzee

The use of a sinking ship as cartooning imagery has been one of the staples of modern political cartooning for years. Nearly every cartoonist has drawn at least one cartoon featuring a ship going down as a metaphor for business, economics or even politics.

When five or more cartoonists draw the game gag, we refer to it as a ‘Cartoon Yahtzee.‘ There is a basic rule of thumb to go by, “if one other guy drew it, he’s a plagiarist; if five other guys drew it, they’re hacks; if a dozen other guys drew it, they are honoring a tradition”.

With the sinking of the Costa Concordia (view our Cruise Ship Catastrophe cartoons), several cartoonists thought the incident reminded them of the current situation with the Euro, and went to their drawing boards unaware some of their cartooning colleagues had the same thought.

Paresh Nath / National Herald (India)
Jeremy Nell / The New Age (South Africa)
Alan Moir / The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Taylor Jones / Cagle Cartoons
Jeff Koterba / Omaha World Herald
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South Carolina Primary Cartoons

Following last night’s debate, GOP Presidential hopefuls have hit the trail in hopes of securing a win in the South Carolina primary. For Romney, a win would all but secure his nomination, while Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich hope to pull off an upset with the state’s strong conservative voters.

Check out what cartoonists think of the race with our new South Carolina Primary cartoon collection.

Newt Gingrich South Carolina Primary cartoons