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"YOU GO FIRST, SONNY, THEN POINT ME TOWARD HIM"
As the 1968 presidential election picked up momentum, Herblock was critical of the election process in the United States. He felt that presidential primaries, with their rules about whose name could appear on the ballot led to state peculiarities. He also argued for the elimination of the Electoral College, stating, "The President and the Vice-President should be elected by direct vote of the people." He often characterized the Electoral College as an elderly colonist. Here, his voter is caught in a William Tell nightmare.
"You Go First, Sonny, Then Point Me Toward Him," 1968. Published in the Washington Post, March 7, 1968. |