Political Cartoon 3/ Election and Funding

I chose to draw for the topic of elections and campaigning the race between President Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. To represent them and their ideologies I drew the donkey and elephant to represent each political party. As they are racing to the finish line, and the White House, they are leaving a trail of money that was raised in order to fund their campaign. The amount of money that each candidate raised is written on the animals. The numbers that I got came from the New York Times website. One thing that stuck out from me, whether it was coincidence or not, is that Obama was able to raise more money and eventually won his reelection.  Above them you can also see a hand hovering over them. That hand represents the independent contributors and the money that they give out to support the campaign of the candidates.

References

Ashkenas, J., Ericson, M., Parlapiano, A., & Derek, W. (2012). The 2012 Money Race: Compare the Candidates. Retrieved from The New York Times: http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign-finance