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Published November 1, 2015 in the San Diego Union Tribune by Steve Breenhttp:!!!"#o$omi$s"$omstevebreen20151101

%his $artoon relates to Paul &yan bein# $hosen as the ne! Spea'er o( the )ouse" *t

portrays &yan as the ne! nanny (or the member o( the )ouse, !hi$h are sho!n as $hildren" %he

)ouse moderates !ant to #et alon# !ith the ne! spea'er and e+pe$t that the reedom Cau$us

!ill as !ell" )o!ever, the $hild representin# them promises !ith his (in#ers $rossed, there(ore

#oin# ba$' on their !ord" %he point o( vie! o( this $artoon is that the reedom Cau$us is too

radi$al and !ill never #et alon# !ith other members in the )ouse" *t also su##ests that they plan

to sabota#e others in the )ouse, as is sho!n by the assortment o( items on the #round that $an be

used to pran' the nanny" %he $artoon also depi$ts the members o( the )ouse as $hildren that need

to be supervised" %his sho!s that the $artoonist thin's that Con#ress is ine((e$tive and immature"

%he $artoonist !ants readers to see that the reedom Cau$us is o(ten a sour$e o( #ridlo$' in the

le#islative pro$ess"

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Published November 1-, 2015 in the San Diego Union Tribune by Steve Breenhttp:!!!"#o$omi$s"$omstevebreen2015111-

%his $artoon sho!s the &epubli$an Party, sho!n as an elephant, not allo!in# in t!o

youn# #irls be$ause they are labeled as bein# Syrian" Some presidential $andidates, su$h as

.onald %rump, have su##ested that /uslims not be allo!ed in the $ountry on the basis that they

may be terrorists" %hat !ould in$lude a ban on allo!in# Syrians, (leein# (rom violen$e in their

home $ountry, into the $ountry" %he t!o little #irls symbolie the inno$en$e o( the re(u#ees, !ho

are only (leein# (rom violen$e and are not ihads" Sin$e the elephant is very lar#e and the

re(u#ees are symbolied by little #irls, it sho!s that the $artoonist thin's that it is absurd to not

allo! an entire reli#ion into the $ountry ust be$ause there is a sli#ht $han$e that some $ould be

ihads"



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Published .e$ember 10, 2015 in the San Diego Union Tribune by Steve Breen

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%his $artoon plays on the up$omin# holiday season, !here #i(ts are e+$han#ed and that

*S*S is very !ell armed" %he $artoon uses a !ish list, usually made by $hildren durin# Christmas

to $onne$t the !eapons and needs o( *S*S to a !ell'no!n tradition" %he point o( vie! o( this

$artoon is that *S*S is #ettin# most o( its !eapons (rom the $ountries they are (i#htin# a#ainst

su$h as the 3nited States, ran$e, and &ussia" %his is sho!n by the labels on some o( the

!eapons" *t sho!s that some $ountries are un!illin#ly and un'no!in#ly helpin# *S*S" %he

$artoon also su##ests that the 3"S" and other !orld po!ers have $reated this situation in the



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/iddle ast by #ettin# involved in other $ountries a((airs too o(ten


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Published 6anuary 27, 2018 in the San Diego Union Tribune by Steve Breen

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%his $artoon $ompares the $ampai#n o( Bernie Sanders to that o( 9alter /ondale" Bernie

Sanders has ran a $ampai#n on the promise o( (ree $olle#e and sin#le payer health$are" Both o(

these poli$ies !ould reuire in$redible amounts o( money (rom the #overnment" Sanders intends

to raise ta+es (or everyone in order to pay (or them" Almost all Ameri$ans do not !ant a raise in

ta+es, as 9alter /ondale (ound out" )e !on the .emo$rati$ presidential nomination in 1-74" )e

then ran a#ainst &onald &ea#an" *n a spee$h, /ondale said that he !ould raise ta+es (or

everyone, and then lost in a landslide to &ea#an durin# the ele$tion" %his $artoon sho!s /ondale

tellin# Sanders that it !ould be a hu#e mista'e to run a $ampai#n based on raisin# ta+es (or

everyone" %his $artoonist believes that Bernie Sanders $annot !in the presidential ele$tion, and

!ill lose in a similar (ashion to /ondale"

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%his $artoon relates to the re$ent *o!a $au$uses !here the (rontrunner, .onald %rump,

(inished in se$ond pla$e" %he (ood in the $artoon is $ommon to *o!a, $orn is o(ten #ro!n there

and por' tenderloin is another popular dish" .onald %rump is seen eatin#


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*n this $artoon, Bernie Sanders is represented by a !ren$h and the Clinton $ampai#n is

represented by a ma$hine" Be(ore the $ampai#n season started, many e+perts believed that

)illary Clinton !ould !in the .emo$rati$ nomination very easily" She, alon# !ith many other

people, did not e+pe$t Bernie Sanders to be a serious $hallen#er" )e has sin$e #ained popularity

and be$ome a

represented by a small !ren$h"

Published 6anuary ;1, 2018 in the San Diego Union Tribune by Steve Breen

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%his $artoon des$ribes ho! most presidential $andidates $ampai#n throu#hout the

$ountry" *o!a ta'es up almost the entire $ountry be$ause it has the (irst $au$us in the ele$tion

season" %his $auses many $andidates to spend most o( their time and resour$es $ampai#nin#

there" Ne! )ampshire is the se$ond primary ele$tion and it also has a bi# role (or $andidates"

Sin$e these t!o states #et the most attention, $andidates rarely $ampai#n in other states !hi$h is

!hy they do not appear on the map" %his $artoonist believes that this is un(air and unne$essary,

as $an be seen by the t!o states ta'in# over the entire $ountry" %he $artoonist !ants readers to

see ho! the $andidates spend their time and sho! that the ele$tion pro$ess should be more than

ust t!o states"

Published ebruary -, 2018 in the San Diego Union Tribune by Steve Breen

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%his $artoon relates to )illary Clintons relative (ailure to establish a stron# voter base

amon# (emales" Clinton !ent into the $ampai#n pro$ess relyin# on stron# (emale support" %he

bus in the $artoon represents Clintons $ampai#n !hile the !heels are shaped li'e the >enus

symbol, !hi$h represents that the $ampai#n !as runnin# be$ause o( (emales support" %he

$aption sho!s that the Clinton $ampai#n has not #otten as mu$h support (rom !omen as they

ori#inally thou#ht" Some (emale voters pre(er Bernie Sanders over )illary Clinton" %he

$artoonist believes that Clinton needs to do better amon# (emale voters in order to de(eat Bernie

Sanders and be$ome President"

Steve Breen is a $artoonist that !or's (or the San Diego Union Tribune. )e appears to

lean to!ards the le(t on most politi$al issues, but $an be $riti$al o( everyone" Breen dre! a

$artoon sho!in# ho! %rump !as (or$ed to $ompletely $han#e his personality to a$$ept de(eat in

*o!a, $riti$iin# a &epubli$an $andidate" )e also dre! a $artoon $omparin# the (ailed ta$ti$s o(

9alter /ondale to those o( Bernie Sanders, atta$'in# a very liberal $andidate as !ell" /ost o(

the $artoons relate to the politi$al situation at the time, and Breen o(ten $onne$ts up$omin#

holidays or events in his $artoons" )e has made many $artoons usin# a Christmas theme to relate

the person or a$tion he is re(eren$in# to an idea that is more broadly understood" or e+ample,

the $artoon that sho!s a member o( *S*S uses a Christmas !ish list to sho! ho! other $ountries

are #ivin# *S*S (ree !eapons and other


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Breens $artoons e+plore many issues that * already have an opinion about" * already have

a politi$al leanin# and have a (avorite presidential $andidate" 9hile many o( these $artoons

presented a di((erent vie! than mine, * did not $han#e my mind" *t did ho!ever, sho! me other

points o( vie! !hi$h helped me understand the issue $ompletely" * did a#ree !ith some o( his

$artoons !hi$h * (ound to be (unny and sometimes ironi$"

Cali(ornia is $onsidered to be a liberal state, and so a $artoonist (rom the San Diego

Union Tribune !ould be e+pe$ted to lean liberal" /ost Cali(ornians vote (or .emo$rats in

ele$tions and !ould li'ely a#ree !ith most o( Breens messa#e in his $artoons" ?verall, Breen

represents the opinions o( the maority o( the people that read the ne!spaper"

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