{"id":9467,"date":"2016-06-07T22:03:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T02:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=9467"},"modified":"2016-06-07T22:12:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T02:12:57","slug":"best-flash-summary-2016-presidential-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/07\/best-flash-summary-2016-presidential-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Flash Summary of 2016 Presidential Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cartoon-on-pollsters-where-would-you-hide.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9468 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cartoon-on-pollsters-where-would-you-hide-800x241.gif\" alt=\"cartoon on pollsters where would you hide\" width=\"800\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cartoon-on-pollsters-where-would-you-hide-800x241.gif 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cartoon-on-pollsters-where-would-you-hide-150x45.gif 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cartoon-on-pollsters-where-would-you-hide-768x231.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This cartoon is the best flash summary I have seen of the 2016 presidential race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even before the votes are counted, cynics have won.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Critics have been castigating me for being cynical about government and politics since&#8230; hell, forever.\u00a0 But this year is vivifying how our entire political system is speedily going off the rails.<\/p>\n<p>And come next January 20, the media will try to sweep all the campaign BS under the rug and hail the new president as a heroic leader who will take America to higher ground&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Hat tip to Thaves for another great cartoon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cartoon is the best flash summary I have seen of the 2016 presidential race. 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