Cartoons have played a unique role in American history. In 1888, Joseph Pulitzer published Walt McDougall's cartoon: "The Royal Feast of Belshazzar" in his newspaper, the New York World. It was during the hotly contested election campaign of Republican William G. Blaine against Democrat Grover Cleveland. Some claim that McDougall's single cartoon cost Blaine the election, where a mere 1,100 votes in the state of New York was enough to propel Cleveland into the Presidency. -Chief Curator, The Digital Museum of Modern Art
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