the running mate
Jul
19
2024
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
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
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.
Feb
13
2024
