Ah!...Another candidate.
A man in a hat labelled 'Adlai' stands reading a book while a gust marked 'SWOOSH' blows past him, carrying off a raccoon-skin cap and a pair of spectacles. The cartoon argues that rival candidacies are rushing by; bandwagon is a weak fit, since the picture shows momentum and crowding of a field rather than popularity offered as proof.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- December 10, 1955
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Washington Evening Star (cartoonist Jim Berryman)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Records of the U.S. Senate, Jim Berryman Political Cartoons (NAID 5730852), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Jim Berryman, Washington Evening Star. National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Senate, 5743218 (NAID 5743218).
Text on the object
SWOOSH ADLAI JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
