Split editorial cartoon in pen-and-ink and watercolor. Left, in bright daylight, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laughs with one high-heeled foot up on her desk, phone in both hands, beside a newspaper headlined DEMS TAKE CONGRESS and a calendar reading 2028; a blue iMessage bubble from her phone reads, Chuck, we need to talk. Right, in a dark office at night, an aged Chuck Schumer is sunk into an oversized leather chair, one hand pressed to his temple, red reading glasses pushed up on his forehead, reading the message on his phone by its glow, beside a spilled coffee mug, a cold half sandwich, an untouched glass of water and a pill bottle. Drawn to the desk editor’s direction · render source not recorded
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