"The GOP's fuzzy resolution" (Cartoon of the week)

"The GOP's fuzzy resolution"

This cartoon by Walt Handelsman depicts a reporter interviewing what continues to be a "fuzzy" shape that represents the GOP's presidential nomination for 2012. He holds a paper that lists Santorum, Romney, Ron Paul, Newt, and Perry - apparently the cartoonist's impression of the standings of all the potential nominees. Handelsman primarily uses irony in saying that "It's all coming into focus" when the frontrunner of the campaign is still far from clear. This serves to highlight the fact that there really should be more clarity within the party right now, after all the drama that has surrounded the candidates, and the fact that there isn't does not create a unified front in opposition to Obama's campaign for the 2012 election. Mainly the cartoon deals with results from the recent Iowa caucus and expectations for the upcoming New Hampshire primary. Overall, then, the cartoonist's point of view is that the race for the GOP nomination has not only confused and troubled voters, but that it makes the nominees and the party look splintered and "fuzzy".