There is no shortage of people to laugh with and at politicians who aren't necessarily laughing at themselves.
Technology has taught us that imitation isn't always the highest form of flattery, not all publicity is good publicity, and hand gestures and facial expressions will be used against you in the comedy of the internet.
Armed with satire skills, storytelling urges, and infantile tendencies, political humorists and creative thinkers offer a different way to digest election news. Here are a few examples:
[<a href="http://storify.com/lisabrenner/grinning-at-the-polls-cartoons-gifs-graphic-novels" target="_blank">View the story "Grinning at the polls: Cartoons, GIFs, graphic novels, and other election tomfoolery" on Storify</a>]<h1>Grinning at the polls: Cartoons, GIFs, graphic novels, and other election tomfoolery</h1><h2>Full story and complete Presidential Election 2012 coverage at KPCC.org</h2><p>Storified by Lisa Brenner · Tue, Nov 06 2012 14:26:54</p><div>A NOVEL WAY TO TELL A NEWS STORY c/o The Guardian U.S. interactive team.</div><div>America: Elect! The action-packed journey to US election day in graphic novel formIt's been a long - really long - campaign, one full of twists and turns, gaffes and memes. Catch up on the story so far</div><div>THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES? Learn how the Donkey and the Elephant became political party symbols.</div><div>Famous cartoonist made donkey and elephant the symbols of political partiesWhy is the elephant the symbol of the Republican Party and a donkey the symbol of the Democrats? A very famous political cartoonist named...</div><div>POLITICIANS, THEY'RE JUST LIKE US: Obama bumps, Clinton boogies, GWB snuggles a human in a bunny suit.</div><div>17 Politicians Letting Their Guard Down17 Politicians Letting Their Guard Down: They may seem all business on the outside, but these politicians definitely know how to have ...</div><div>SUNNY IN L.A., but for many east coast voters it's a battle to cast their ballots. Canoe and sword optional.</div><div>New Yorkers are resilientSo are New Jerseyites. So's the whole East Coast. It's going to be really hard for some people to vote today, and this one goes out to yo...</div><div>NSFW USA! A roundup of questionably suggestive political GIFs from the 2012 campaign trail.</div><div>The 2012 Election Told With GIFsIt's been a long strange trip since I made my first Mitt Romney GIF way back in 2011 . Join me for a stroll down memory lane.</div><div>LET'S VOTE on how many things there are to vote for today.</div><div>OBAMA vs. ROMNEY: Vote for your favorite Election Day cartoonPosted at 03:52 PM ET, 11/06/2012 IN RECENT DAYS, the nation's political cartoonists have been making their own closing arguments about t...</div>
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