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Romney Fever

Republicans have a fever, and the only prescription is more Mitt Romney!

Romney had an overwhelming win in the Illinois primary last night. If that wasn’t enough momentum, former Florida governor Jeb Bush then officially endorsed Romney, putting more establishment weight behind the GOP front-runner.

Regardless of what the establishment thinks, the gaffe-prone Romney still has a problem connecting to voters. Romney’s attempts to relate to the electorate come across as pandering. This is nothing new for Romney – I drew this cartoon about him during the 2008 campaign, and it still applies today…

We’ll see if the combination of a win in Illinois and the support of Jeb Bush will help Republicans coalesce around Romney. For now, he has a long way to go, according to our cartoonists…

Rick McKee / Augusta Chronicle (click to view more cartoons by McKee)
Jimmy Margulies / The Record (Click to view more cartoons by Margulies)
Chris Weyant / The Hill (click to view more cartoons by Weyant)
Nate Beeler / Washington Examiner (click to view more cartoons by Beeler)
Patrick Chappatte / International Herald Tribune (view more cartoons by Chappatte)

By Daryl Cagle

Daryl Cagle is the founder and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc. He is one of the most widely published editorial cartoonists and is also the editor of The Cagle Post. For the past 35 years, Daryl has been one of America’s most prolific cartoonists.