Pat Bagley's Political Cartoon Analysis
In Pat Bagley’s political cartoon of Barack Obama, Obama is saying, “I’m confident there is a middle ground here on which to base a compromise,” conveying his belief of finding a “middle ground” in the congress. This ad was effective because Bagley’s utilization of paradox within Obama’s commentary and the situation he was put in, displays both the cartoonist’s contempt of him as an individual, and reveals his frail and cowardly character to all American citizens. The Republicans are presented as the large elephant that is pulling skinny Obama from his underwear, displaying Obama’s cowardliness when it comes to defending himself against the Republicans. This exhibits the cartoonists negative perspective of Obama, most likely because he is a