Headline: Democrat Donkey Republican Elephant Hypocritically Battle Over Gerrymandering Redistricting
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Byline: Monte Wolverton
Byline Title: Editorial Cartoonist
Create Date: 20250814
Headline: Democrat Donkey Republican Elephant Hypocritically Battle Over Gerrymandering Redistricting
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Caption: BATTLE GROUND, WA - AUGUST 14: In this satirical editorial cartoon titled "Dem and GOP Redistricting Wrangle" by Monte Wolverton, published by PoliticalCartoons.com via Cagle Cartoons, an anthropomorphized donkey representing Democrats grins mischievously while drawing a convoluted, gerrymandered district map on a drafting table, taunting an angry elephant representing Republicans with remarks like "You want redistricting? Redistrict this! You wish!" to which the elephant retorts dismissively "When pigs file taxes! As if! In your dreams!" while holding its own irregular map. The cartoon addresses the topic of partisan gerrymandering and redistricting battles in U.S. politics, where both major parties manipulate electoral district boundaries for advantage, with the cartoonist conveying the hypocrisy and mutual accusations between Democrats and Republicans, portraying their refusal to accept fair redistricting as unrealistic or wishful thinking, and highlighting the entrenched partisanship that undermines democratic processes. (Illustration by Monte Wolverton / PoliticalCartoons.com / Cagle Cartoons via Getty Images)
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Copyright: Copyright - 2025 Monte Wolverton
City: Battle Ground
State: WA
Country/Country Code: USA / United States
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