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“The ‘Magnetic’ Blaine; Or, A Very Heavy ‘Load’-stone for the Republican Party to Carry”

Topic:
Republican Presidential Candidates
Source:
Harper's Weekly
Cartoonist:
Thomas Nast
Date:
May 8, 1880, p. 300
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This cartoon pokes fun at Senator James Blaine's charismatic, or "magnetic," personality by depicting him literally as a magnet. Instead of attracting votes, however, the Republican presidential candidate has scandals, corrupt practices, and controversial issues bonded to him.

The barrel of money under his head is a symbol that Thomas Nast and other cartoonists used to represent ill-gotten wealth and slush funds used to buy votes or political favors. It was particularly associated with Samuel Tilden, the Democratic presidential nominee in 1876, and William English, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1880.

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