In a September 2015 cartoon from The Columbus Dispatch, Nate Beeler addresses the issue of finding a new Speaker of the House after John Boehner’s recent resignation. The point of this cartoon is to display the difficulty of finding someone fit for this grueling job. Many of the House Republicans are in disarray, having forced out John Boehner, and now watching Kevin McCarthy, the expected successor to Boehner, retract his interest in the job. Beeler employs several strategies in order to present a strong argument in his cartoon. One of the strategies displayed in this cartoon, is the use of significant details. For example, the elephant that is next to the electrical chair is wearing a colonial hat with tea bags on it, which represents
