elections
Jul
18
2024
A political cartoon published July 18, 2024, shows JD Vance behind the wheel of a blue convertible marked JD Vance and Hillbilly. The vehicle performs a U-turn on a curving road, knocking over traffic cones amid tire smoke. The image references Vance's selection as Donald Trump's running mate earlier that month and his memoir Hillbilly Elegy. The cartoon highlights perceived shifts in Vance's public positions following his elevation to the national ticket.
Jul
18
2024
The cartoon presents a book cover parody of JD Vance's memoir retitled Shillbilly Elegy. It features the subtitle A Memoir of a Political Opportunist and a Party in Crisis along with the author's name. Three starred quotes appear on the left: REPREHENSIBLE., CULTURAL HEROIN., and NEVER TRUMP with the last crossed out. The cover illustration includes the White House with an American flag. The image responds to Vance's selection as Donald Trump's running mate at the Republican National Convention in July 2024. The visual highlights Vance's shift from earlier criticism of Trump to acceptance of the vice presidential nomination.
Jul
16
2024
The cartoon depicts J.D. Vance seated at a table filled with cups of purple liquid under a MAGA banner. He holds a cup while stating he previously called Trump America's Hitler and his policies immoral, yet agreed to be his running mate. A smiling pitcher sits nearby. The image responds to the July 2024 announcement naming Vance as the Republican vice presidential nominee alongside Donald Trump.
Jul
16
2024
The cartoon depicts Donald Trump and his newly selected running mate JD Vance standing together under a large Trump Vance banner. Both wear ear bandages referencing the July 13 assassination attempt and make the OK hand gesture. The image captures the Republican ticket's launch at the 2024 convention following the attempt on Trump's life. It emphasizes continuity of the MAGA message and the pairing of the former president with the Ohio senator chosen to broaden appeal.
Jul
16
2024
Jul
15
2024
The image shows Donald Trump gesturing while surrounded by speech bubbles that repeat past criticisms of him as an idiot, noxious, reprehensible, cultural heroin, America's Hitler and unfit for office. Trump states that Democrats must cease making dangerous remarks about him. To his right stands JD Vance, identified by the date as the newly chosen running mate, who replies that the comments target the vice presidential pick. The July 15, 2024 publication coincides with the announcement of Vance as the Republican nominee for vice president. The composition places the criticisms on the left and the two figures on the right, underscoring the contrast between earlier rhetoric and the current ticket.
Jul
15
2024
Jul
15
2024
The cartoon shows J.D. Vance standing before two wall-mounted emergency boxes days after the attempt on Donald Trump's life. One box contains a fire extinguisher labeled Trump with its glass already broken. The second box holds a gas can. Vance holds a hammer and appears to have broken the glass on the gas container. The image comments on the Republican ticket dynamics and Vance's role following the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania during the 2024 campaign.
