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GOP Debate Cartoons

Tonight, Republican Presidential candidates face off in swing-state Florida in yet another bid to win the hearts and minds of conservative voters. You’d better tune in – you don’t know what the GOP crowd will cheer for next!

Check out what our cartoonists think of tonight’s get together with our new GOP Debate cartoon slideshow.

John Cole / Scranton Times-Tribune (click to view slideshow)

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Best Cartoons of the Week

This week, as Obama attempted to persuade Congress to pass a new jobs bill, the top Republican contenders debated at the Ronald Reagan library about Ponzi schemes and Galileo.

Check out what the nation’s top cartoonists think of the week’s news in our Week in Political Cartoons slideshow.

Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view slideshow)

 

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Rick Perry Cartoons

Rick Perry was the star of last night’s Republican debate. Regardless of how you think he performed, it seemed like every question some how related to the Texas Governor. I think the most memorable moment of the night was Perry citing the treatment of Galileo as the reason he didn’t trust scientists on Global Climate Change.

Click here to view our slideshow of Rick Perry cartoons. I’m sure there will be many more to come.

Taylor Jones / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view Perry sldieshow)

 

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Five Funny Cartoons About GOP Front-Runners

With all the eyes of the political world fixed on tonight’s GOP debate, I thought it be fun to check out five funny cartoons summing up the race so far for the Republican front-runners.

This year’s Republican field is filled with some interesting and colorful characters, as Punchline’s Rob Tornoe notes…

Texas Governor Rick Perry comes into tonight’s debate as the GOP front-runner, but as Pat Bagley of the Salt Lake Tribune shows, he might have to tone down his “Texas swagger” if he hopes to win the nomination…

Michele Bachmann’s popularity has waned a bit since winning the Iowa caucus. But her comments about God and Hurricane Irene brought back questions about her intelligence. Luckily, as Bill Day notes, the storm didn’t cause her any permanent damage…

Mitt Romney remains the GOP candidate with the best chance of winning the nomination, although Nate Beeler of the Washington Examiner thinks that comparisons between ObamaCare and RomneyCare are going to continue to give him headaches…

Ron Paul is still hanging around in the polls as well, although as Dave Granlund points out, his super-libertarian views sometimes runt contrary to Republican values…

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GOP Debate Cartoons

So who watched the GOP debate last night? Did you think Mitt Romney stood out of the pack as the most presidential, or did Michele Bachmann’s barbs get your attention? What about Ron Paul’s call to remove all our troops from the Middle East? At least they could all agree on blaming Obama for the state of our economy.

Cartoonists have weighed in on the state of the GOP field so far. Check out their thoughts in our new GOP Debate cartoon slideshow.

Mike Keefe / Denver Post (click to view slideshow)