Cartoons: two candidates are left, the third is a maybe

Today's mix looks at where Hilary, Donald and Bernie are in their campaigns.

Hilary has clinched the Democratic presidential nomination. To make it final there's the convention. When, where is the 2016 Democratic National Convention?

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Tom Stiglich, The Week

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A week ago Joe Klein at Time Magazine said Donald still rules the airwaves, saying "He excels at “winning the news cycle”." This week it's a different story; the difference is Hilary found her voice.

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Walt Handelsman, The Week

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Bernie's not gonna quit...At least not until the fat lady sings.

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John Darkow, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: an unusual dance

For the past year (or more) we've been living in a political world of constantly updated predictions. To me a prediction is not news, it's fairy dust that settles to the ground as soon as the reality kicks in. But I have to agree with John Boehner, former House Speaker, when he says 'Knuckleheads' in Both Parties Will Determine 2016 Election.

On that note, let's step back and take a look at what we've seen.

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Bob Gorrell, The Week

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David Horsey, The Week

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Walt Handelsman, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: Ted + Carly, no Ted + John, no Bernie?

Well, the 2016 presidential campaign rages on and possible election candidates are beginning to pick running partners -- at least on the Republican side. Bernie seems to be losing ground fast. And the homeless are just keepin' on, keepin' on.

For the latest polls, check out Real Clear Politics' ePolls. For election news, check out the NY Times Politics page. There's also Who Is Running for President?

Here's what some of the cartoonist have to say.

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Steve Sack, The Week

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Pat Bagley*, The Week

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Chan Lowe, The Week

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Pat Bagley*, The Week

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*Watch Pat Bagley draw a cartoon!


-- Marge

Cartoons: closing in on the last lap

Could be me, but it seems this presidential race is dragging on forever, ad infinitum, ad nauseam. And the closer we get to election day, the more desperate it looks.

Running scared, the GOP is trying to wrangle Paul Ryan into declaring for president. From the video in Paul Ryan Rules Out Run for President it looks to me like Speaker of the House Ryan is sure he not going to run and he's not being coy, either. This is Dana Summers' view on the topic:

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Dana Summers, The Week

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Cartoonist David Horsey shows us a clutch of chickens, likely related to Chicken Little.

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David Horsey, The Week

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And here's Tom Toles dark view of life under President Trump (looks a lot like life in China under Xi Jinping).

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Tom Toles, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: everyone has a story

The mix today looks at the Flint Michigan hearings; an Edward R. Murrow quote about campaigns as circus; whether voters are anti-republican establishment or anti-democrat establishment; and the true winner of the 2016 election.

In the congressional hearings on who dropped the ball in Flint, there are several ways to look at it. Here are two: The poisonous conservative thinking that caused the Flint crisis and Will Anyone Accept Responsibility for Flint?

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Clay Jones, The Week

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I never knew that newscaster Edward R. Murrow could be so wise. Here are some of his quotes.

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David Horsey, The Week

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Journalists appear to be defining Bernie Sanders as an anti-Democratic-establishment candidate and Donald Trump as an anti-Republican-establishment candidate. The Washington Post has a series called The great unsettling. This may come closer to the truth.

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Glenn McCoy, The Week

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And now, ta-da, the true outcome of the 2016 presidential election:

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Scott Stantis, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: Gotham City's Batman to the rescue?

It's all politics in my cartoon world today, except for one about the Zika Virus and one about lead levels in Flint vs. those in Pennsylvania. So here are my picks.

Can we all agree that presidential politics have gone to hell in a handbasket, or in this case a dumpster, this election cycle?

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Marshall Ramsey, The Week

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Here's the latest on the main contender--Donald Trump.

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Bob Gorrell, The Week

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There's a possibility of a new contender--Michael Bloomberg, another billionaire. Oligarchy, anyone?

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John Darkow, The Week

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And that's it, Folks.

-- Marge

Cartoons: distilled nonsense

The race is on for New Hampshire and today we look at a few editorial comments about that. Also, in the news are 300 plumbers helping the poisoned in Flint and Curvy Barbie.

Seems to me Tom Toles hit the nail squarely with this one. For news on the primaries, pin this to a tab in your browser check Google.

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Tom Toles, The Week

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Hilary vs. Bernie, Trump vs. Cruz--where do you stand?

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Steve Sack, The Week

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This has likely happened to Cruz more than once.

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David Horsey, The Week

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Bad as conditions are in Flint, the plumbers came through. The article notes:

And while Flint residents are focused on access to clean water, a new lawsuit is taking aim at the cost of poisonous water those residents have already paid for.

At least the residents of Flint will get their day in court. Question is: how do you collect from a bankrupt city?

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Nate Beeler, The Week

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How about this headline? Curvy or no, Barbie is still a mean girl. Interesting article. Mattel's sales are up.

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Drew Sheneman, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: it's on.

Today's cartoons are takes on Bernie and Hillary; the presidential race in general; Powerball; and one cartoonist's farewell to David Bowie.

This cartoon about the race between Bernie and Hillary cracked me up. Seeing candidate Sanders associated with the latest Mad Max movie is, well, a shock.

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Pat Bagley, The Week

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Imagine, if you will, the presidential candidates as car models.

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Jack Ohman, The Week

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Powerball seems to be on everyone's mind. The most recent jackpot was 1.5 billion, split between 3 tickets. Powerball has a website.

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Drew Sheneman, The Week

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David Bowie, a man of many interests, created the fictional astronaut Major Tom. (There's a video that plays the song Space Oddity and gives the lyrics.)

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Mike Luckovich, The Week

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Farewell also to British actor Alan Rickman. Here's a video discussing his role in Galaxy Quest.

-- Marge

Cartoons: only the 2016 GOP presidential race is funny (and that not so much)

Today's comments include Bernie Sanders on climate change and terrorism, ISIS, a no-Syrians policy in America, innocent Muslim bystanders, and the 2012 vs. 2015 presidential races.

While some scoff, Bernie has a good point and doubles down on [the] climate change-terrorism link in a CBS news piece, which reported:

"If we are going to see an increase in drought, in flood, and extreme weather disturbances as a result of climate change, what that means is that people all over the world are going to be fighting over limited natural resources," the Vermont senator said Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," elaborating on an argument he made during the CBS News Democratic debate Saturday night. "If there is not enough water, if there is not enough land to grow your crops, then you're going to see migrations of people fighting over land that will sustain them. And that will lead to international conflict."

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Chip Bok, The Week

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I must admit it feels good to reduce ISIS to cockroaches.

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David Horsey, The Week

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The New York Times reports: G.O.P. Governors Vow to Close Doors to Syrian Refugees. I take exception to the word 'prudent' in the video; sounds like doublespeak to me.

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Jack Ohman, The Week

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Molenbeek, a Muslim community in Belgium, is where Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the suspected architect of the Paris attacks, lived. The residents of  Molenbeek are telling us, 'We are not terrorists'.

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Chan Lowe, The Week

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I keep wondering, if I were to vote for a Republican candidate, who could I possibly vote for?

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John Cole, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: a touch of rancor, a dash of humor, and some sodium nitrate

Halloween is the hot theme of the day with GOP antics superimposed, then there's the new Speaker of the House, Hilary, and processed meats.

If keeping up with the polls is a thing you like to do, check out RealClearPolitics. Have fun trying to keep up with the sea changes in the Republican race.

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Mike Luckovich, The Week

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According to Wikipedia,

The Freedom Caucus, also known as the House Freedom Caucus, is a congressional caucus consisting of conservative Republican members of the United States House of Representatives. It was formed by a group of Congressmen as a "smaller, more cohesive, more agile and more active" group of conservatives.

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David Fitzsimmons, The Week

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According to The Hill, the new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan outfoxed them.

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Steve Sack, The Week

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The GOP's Benghazi-hounds may be outfoxing themselves.

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Tom Toles, The Week

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Meanwhile, pass the bacon.

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Drew Sheneman, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: tension, strife, and unease

No comments or references from me today, just cartoons.

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Bob Gorrell, The Week

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David Fitzsimmons, The Week

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Mike Lukovich, The Week

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Mike Keefe, The Week

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Dana Summers, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: the race is on

Here are today's cartoons, freshly picked for humor and ironic twist.

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David Fitzsimmons, The Week

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Bob Gorrell, The Week

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Tom Toles, The Week

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Jack Ohman, The Week

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-- Marge