Knife-edge election

Knife-edge election

Democratic autopsy, the sword of Damocles, and more

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This is a four-panel cartoon depicting a donkey under a sheet speaking to a donkey with a scalpel and surgical mask. Their conversation goes like this, with the donkey under the sheet saying, “Woah! Where am I? What’s going on? This isn’t my victory party!” “I was about to do the post-mortem…Find out what went wrong.” “I just won my primary with overwhelming grassroots support! I’m a progressive! Nothing went wrong. I won! I’m very much alive! Voters were ready for a progressive!” The donkey with the scalpel finishes, “Could we hurry this up? I’m due for my panel discussion on CNN. Hey, I’m a centrist. This is what we do.”

John Deering / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

A king sits on his throne in a stone castle. A giant blade hangs above him. An aide reads from a scroll, looks at the blade, and says to the king, “Prices are going up. This may be coming down.”

Peter Kuper / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

A stereotypical rich guy in top hot and tuxedo holds a shovel at a data center under construction. He speaks to two union construction workers and says, “When you’re finished, I’ll have another job for you!” There’s the outline of a grave next to the rich guy and the headstone reads, “Your Own Grave.”

Joel Pett / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

A fox labeled “Congress” sits next to a henhouse labeled “insider info.” The fox says, “A ban on trading stocks?! I’m offended. Do you really think I would use my position for personal gain?”

Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2026 Tribune Content Agency

A homeless man and a man in a suit have accidentally knocked each other down rounding the corner of a corporate headquarters building. The homeless man has a sign that reads “Out of work: Need Job.” The man in a suit holds an envelope and says, “Watch where you’re going! You just bent my bonus check!”

Paul Duginski / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.

A man sits on the couch in a psychiatrist’s office. The male psychiatrist holds a newspaper with the headline “Flock cameras everywhere” and says, “You’re not paranoid. You’re being watched.”

Gary Varvel / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate

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