An election strategy.
For the cover of the November 2, 2026, issue, the cartoonist Barry Blitt summed up President Donald Trump’s efforts ahead of the midterms: his Administration has sought to purge voter rolls, coerce state officials, and frighten voters away from polling places with the threat of armed Feds. “As far as I can tell, the President’s favorite policy instrument is the Sharpie,” Blitt said.
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Barry Blitt, a cartoonist and an illustrator, has contributed to The New Yorker since 1992. In 2020, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning.