Luckovich’s Pulitzer: Anti-Bush Mirror?

Jon Friedman is almost onto something here with his analysis of how the recent Pulitzers -- including Mike Luckovich's editorial cartoon win -- reflected sentiment against the sitting President of the United States. I'd say what an award-winner in any category including editorial cartoons gains by tying into some zeitgeist isn't voter sympathy by political fellow travelers at the time of voting but an impression during the year caused by an extra boost of publicity when the writer or cartoonist creates a cultural moment embodying said political mood. That's my hunch, anyway. I barely know about comics, let alone the wider news media, so you should probably take that with a grain of salt.
 
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