Redistricting fight: Top ten cartoons of the week
by Daryl Cagle
What do people want to read about in the waining days of summer? Gerrymandering.
In Texas, at the behest of Donald Trump, Republicans pushed through a controversial new election map expected to cost five Democrats in Congress their seats during next year's midterm elections. Democrats in California responded by creating their own map that would flip five Republican congressional seats, a move which will be decided by voters during a special election in November.
This race to the bottom was the target of Monte Wolverton's cartoon, our most-reprinted this week. I also liked Dave Whammond's popular cartoon comparing new congressional maps to a Jackson Pollock painting.
With everything else going on, how much do American's care? Are they even checked in? As Chris Weyant summed up well in his new back-to-school cartoon, the kids are happy "just to get a break from the news cycle."
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Monte Wolverton
[cartoon id="298888"]
#2. John Darkow
[cartoon id="298993"]
#3. Dave Whamond
[cartoon id="299015"]
#4. Dave Granlund
[cartoon id="298971"]
#5. Dave Granlund
[cartoon id="298833"]
#6. Chris Weyant
[cartoon id="299051"]
#7. Taylor Jones
[cartoon id="298884"]
#8. John Cole
[cartoon id="299065"]
#9. Dave Whamond
[cartoon id="298840"]
#10. Dave Granlund
[cartoon id="299096"]
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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of CagleCartoons.com, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 500 subscribing newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at DarylCagle.com and watch his video podcast about editorial cartoons at Caglecast.com
In Texas, at the behest of Donald Trump, Republicans pushed through a controversial new election map expected to cost five Democrats in Congress their seats during next year's midterm elections. Democrats in California responded by creating their own map that would flip five Republican congressional seats, a move which will be decided by voters during a special election in November.
This race to the bottom was the target of Monte Wolverton's cartoon, our most-reprinted this week. I also liked Dave Whammond's popular cartoon comparing new congressional maps to a Jackson Pollock painting.
With everything else going on, how much do American's care? Are they even checked in? As Chris Weyant summed up well in his new back-to-school cartoon, the kids are happy "just to get a break from the news cycle."
Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:
#1. Monte Wolverton
[cartoon id="298888"]
#2. John Darkow
[cartoon id="298993"]
#3. Dave Whamond
[cartoon id="299015"]
#4. Dave Granlund
[cartoon id="298971"]
#5. Dave Granlund
[cartoon id="298833"]
#6. Chris Weyant
[cartoon id="299051"]
#7. Taylor Jones
[cartoon id="298884"]
#8. John Cole
[cartoon id="299065"]
#9. Dave Whamond
[cartoon id="298840"]
#10. Dave Granlund
[cartoon id="299096"]
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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of CagleCartoons.com, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 500 subscribing newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at DarylCagle.com and watch his video podcast about editorial cartoons at Caglecast.com