Prickly City by Scott Stantis for October 22, 2020

A view to a political landslide!

Read the room, Mr. President.

After nearly four years in office, President Trump appears to be doing almost exactly the reverse of what most Americans want. On nearly every major policy issue, he has pushed the country to the left — or, at least, in the opposite direction of whatever his own stance is.

Sure, in some ways, he has reshaped the presidency and the populace in his image. He has normalized overt bigotry, for example. And he has expanded the bounds for what counts as acceptable behavior from the leader of the free world to include bullying, pathological lying and possible self-dealing.

On matters of policy, though, the reverse is true. Trump has driven Americans, including many Republicans, away from his positions. Even — perhaps especially — when it comes to the issues most central to his agenda.

Take immigration. Through xenophobic rhetoric and more than 400 executive actions, his administration has made government more anti-immigrant. But those same choices seem to have helped to make the public more pro-immigrant.

Nearly eight in 10 Americans (77 percent) now think immigration is good for the country, the highest share since Gallup began asking this question two decades ago.

Additionally, the share of Americans who say they want increased immigration exceeds those who want it reduced — the first time this has been true since Gallup began asking in the 1960s.

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Or consider health care. Trump has relentlessly attacked the Affordable Care Act, and in the process, vastly improved the law’s popularity. A clear majority now favor the law, according to Kaiser Family Foundation polling.

Rising shares of Americans also oppose having the Supreme Court strike down the law’s protections for those with preexisting conditions; in fact, a majority of Republicans say they don’t want these protections overturned, (✁ 4 space…)

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/19/trump-has-shifted-country-left-or-least-away-his-own-views/

Mail Ballots Are Already Being Rejected. Guess Whose. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/22/opinion/biden-mail-ballots-rejection.html

As good of an explanation as any.

Three Steps for Safe Pandemic Voting — Don’t wait until Election Day: Make a plan, vote early if you can and take the usual coronavirus precautions.

If you are voting in person, follow the recommendations of public health experts to keep yourself and others healthy. Practice good hand hygiene, wear a mask and keep your distance. Come early, and be prepared to wait. Consider bringing snacks, water, something to read or listen to, and even lawn chairs and umbrellas. Be ready to spend time outdoors, since some election officials have moved check-in tables and lines outside in accordance with public health guidance. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/opinion/covid-voting-safety.html

DeJoy Pulls All Postal Cops Off Duty, 2 Weeks Before Election-

What’s the job of postal police officers (in case you weren’t aware)? They’re in charge of watching blue boxes (see: mail-in ballot boxes), postal workers — the mail — to make sure that mail fraud or other crimes aren’t committed.

What would we be saying if we heard Putin was doing this two weeks before his election?

DeJoy is going to be spending millions of dollars next year on criminal defense attorneys.

The history of animation tells us most Coyotes can’t do this. Good job Winslow.

When the British surrendered to George Washington, the British band played the song “The World Turned Upside Down”.

Stantissaidnuthin…………………again

One thing about Stantis: he knows how to make use of the comic strip medium. I see influences from George Herriman (changing desert backgrounds) and Walt Kelly (animal caricatures). Aside from bothsiderism, my major complaint is an overreliance on single panel strips.

12 days left until the election. Then 73 days until Jan 20. Unless of course, Trump resigns and Pence gives him a federal pardon.

Nope. Doesn’t make any more sense upside down.