-this cartoon is by Nate Beeler
-the cartoon depicts two of the Republican Nominees for President: Mitt Romney (with his media-strong, high-cost campaign) and Rick Santorum (with his low-cost, roots-based campaign)
-The cartoon is referencing Santorums quick rise to the top during the recent Iowa caucuses, which was for the most part unforseen. Romney has been on top from the beginning of the election campaigns, and Santorum has been hanging in the bottom three up until now. The image appears to be mocking the false-optimism brought to Santorum and his supporters from his second place "victory" in Iowa. Santorum and Romney may be even, but the Mitt Monster truck has much more momentum than Santorum's trike. The sign is pointing on to New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida.
-This deals with Santorums quick rise to the top, and the prediction by most that it will not make any huge impact on the success of him campaign.
-The author is showing how many American feel about Santorum as a potential presidential nominee, but it appears to me that he is also somewhat biased against Santorum and against the GOP as a whole.
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