Every cartoonist tried to pile on the âBidenâs too oldâ story this week. Some were ok, most were obvious and mean-spirited, including many depicting the First Lady as the power behind the throne, manipulating a doddering Biden.
Yesterday, Wrongo said that since the election will be determined by turnout of a very few votes in a very few states. He likes this question from Robert Kuttner: Do the Democrats have the energy to turn out enough voters for down ballot races? Will those voters also vote for the top of the ticket?:
âThink of it as reverse coattails. One impressive feat, especially since Trumpâs election in 2016, has been a massive effort to increase the size and turnout of potential Democratic voters. Most of this has been done outside the institutional Democratic Party, though in a few states such as Wisconsin the party has been a major force.â
Better turnout on the Democratic side, especially among âlow-propensityâ groups, such as young people and voters of color, far more than trying to win over swing voters, was key to helping Biden win in 2020. It also allowed Democrats to do better than expected in the midterm elections of 2018 and 2022. It can work again.
On to cartoons. The last convention that Chicago hosted wasnât a win for the Dems:
The fundamental question still isnât resolved:
Memory problems exist my friends:
Heritage takes aim at you and me:
The only book Republicans wonât ban:
The one candidate with a mugshot:
The real question for November:
The assassination attempt will surely change the news cycle. We really need to examine our utterly stupid notions on guns. The court got the entire second amendment wrong. But I have no voice.