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The Daily Cartoon: at least we know who we're running against

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Editorial cartoon: inside a party war room under a wall placard reading DNC, six deflated staffers in lanyards slump around desks with unopened champagne and sagging balloons, watching a television on which Abdul El-Sayed celebrates his primary win with both fists raised before a cheering crowd. One staffer in the foreground half-shrugs and says, "At least we know who we're running against."
Editorial cartoon: inside a party war room under a wall placard reading DNC, six deflated staffers in lanyards slump around desks with unopened champagne and sagging balloons, watching a television on which Abdul El-Sayed celebrates his primary win with both fists raised before a cheering crowd. One staffer in the foreground half-shrugs and says, "At least we know who we're running against." Drawn to the desk editor’s direction · rendered with AI image tools
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