So that's the way to beat him... Be a Republican
A sweating man labelled 'ADLAI' sits under a desk lamp beside books titled 'POLITICAL SCIENCE', 'VOTE-GETTING "GIMMICKS"', 'THE PARTY' and 'HOW TO WIN PRIMARIES AND INFLUENCE "BOSSES"', holding a newspaper headed 'EISENHOWER VOTE IN WISCONSIN WELL AHEAD OF KEFAUVER'S!'. The cartoon argues that the Democratic figure is studying electioneering manuals while the headline shows the President's strength; the technique is a selective framing of one candidate's position, a weak fit for 'card-stacking'.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- April 5, 1956
- 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
- Themes
- Elections and party politics, Media and information
- Event
- 1956 US Election
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), 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, 5743220 (NAID 5743220).
Text on the object
POLITICAL SCIENCE VOTE-GETTING "GIMMICKS" THE PARTY HOW TO WIN PRIMARIES AND INFLUENCE "BOSSES" ADLAI EISENHOWER VOTE IN WISCONSIN WELL AHEAD OF KEFAUVER'S!...... JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
