“Man… Have we been busy!” (Ben Sargent)

Loon Star: The U.S. Department of Denial

Keep calm and carry on.

November 3, 2020, 10:00 AM, CST

To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, visit our Loon Star State section, or find Observer political reporting here.

Read more from the Observer:

Millennials and Gen Zers are Breaking Voter Turnout Records in Texas: By the end of early voting, 1 million voters under the age of 30 had cast their ballot. Will they turn Texas blue?
José Garza Redefines ‘Progressive Prosecutor’: José Garza represents a new wave of reform-minded DAs who want to end the war on drugs and prosecute police officers who kill.
A New Dallas Production Company Is Bringing Queer Horror to the Fore: Brock Cravy has had a long career working on LGBTQ2+ film and television in Texas. Now, he’s making his own rules.

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To see more political cartoons from Ben Sargent, <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/topics/culture/loonstarstate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">visit our Loon Star State section,</a> or find <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/topics/politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Observer political reporting here.</a>
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<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/young-voters-texas-2020/">Millennials and Gen Zers are Breaking Voter Turnout Records in Texas:</a> By the end of early voting, 1 million voters under the age of 30 had cast their ballot. Will they turn Texas blue?
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<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/jose-garza-redefines-progressive-prosecutor/">José Garza Redefines ‘Progressive Prosecutor’:</a> José Garza represents a new wave of reform-minded DAs who want to end the war on drugs and prosecute police officers who kill.
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<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/a-new-dallas-production-company-is-bringing-queer-horror-to-the-fore/">A New Dallas Production Company Is Bringing Queer Horror to the Fore:</a> Brock Cravy has had a long career working on LGBTQ2+ film and television in Texas. Now, he’s making his own rules.
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