Political Cartoon #6

1.  This cartoon was drawn by Milt Priggee.
2.  The key objects are the pins with the words on them, the facial features and postures of the characters themselves, and the plus and equal sign.  They all combine together to form a relationship equating two people, with the pins giving the reasoning on why they relate.
3.  The cartoonist mostly uses caracature, using drawing to show the resemblance and illuminate specific features of the subjects that he wants to bring to light to convey his meaning more directly.
4.  The cartoon deals with Mitt Romney, his views, and how the Republican Party views him and his views.  From Romney's first decision to enter the race for becoming the Republican nominee, the party hasn't looked with much favor upon him.  They're aren't excited about him or his views.  He's a little too moderate for the tastes of most of the Republican party, and he's been known to change his views on things easily, showing a desire to simply please the masses rather than stay focused to his cause and his party.  This cartoon highlights this idea by adding up those dominant characteristics about Romney that the party doesn't like and predicts the winner of the upcoming 2012 Presidential campaign to President Obama.
5.  The cartoon gives off the meaning that Mitt Romney might as well just not run, because with his lack of popularity due to his constantly changing opinions and moderate views, he will not garner enough support to beat Obama in the 2012 race.  The cartoon puts a rather negative view on the whole Republican Party because Mitt Romney is the current front-runner, and if he's the best they got, prospects aren't looking so great for their party.
6.  The cartoonist's point of view is pretty much the same as the message of the cartoon gives off, that is that Mitt Romney is not well-liked or well-approved enough to stand a chance beating Obama in the 2012 race.  It's unclear which party or which view of Obama he holds though.