Political cartoons for August 10

Monday’s political cartoons include a Democratic autopsy, the sword of Damocles, and more

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This is a four-panel cartoon depicting a donkey under a sheet speaking to a donkey with a scalpel and surgical mask. Their conversation goes like this, with the donkey under the sheet saying, “Woah! Where am I? What’s going on? This isn’t my victory party!” “I was about to do the post-mortem…Find out what went wrong.” “I just won my primary with overwhelming grassroots support! I’m a progressive! Nothing went wrong. I won! I’m very much alive! Voters were ready for a progressive!” The donkey with the scalpel finishes, “Could we hurry this up? I’m due for my panel discussion on CNN. Hey, I’m a centrist. This is what we do.”

(Image credit: John Deering / Copyright 2026 Creators Syndicate)

A king sits on his throne in a stone castle. A giant blade hangs above him. An aide reads from a scroll, looks at the blade, and says to the king, “Prices are going up. This may be coming down.”

(Image credit: Peter Kuper / Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

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