Cartoon analysis.

• Position: Brief article

ANALYZE THE POLITICAL CARTOON

1. How does the artwork in this cartoon make you feel?

2. Why did the cartoonist draw so many images of going back and forth, and what are these images meant to convey?

3. What are "tossup states" (also known as "battleground" or "swing" states), and how are the characters physically affected by living in one?

4. Do you live in a tossup state? How might candidates try to gain votes in...